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More funds to help students ‘This funding is made available through the financial aid offices at universities, and students wishing to make use of these bursaries are advised to enrol for critical skills study programmes...ʼ Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says government has set aside an additional R6.912 billion to support university education.

Minister Nzimande on Monday said this was a strong indication that government had listened to the concerns raised by university students last year during their march against university fee increases.

“As an immediate measure, we have resolved the zero percent fee increment for 2016 with universities, which amounted to R2.33 billion University students who meet the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) means test will not be required to pay upfront payments when registering this year,” the Minister said.

The R6.912 billion additional funding includes the R2.33 billion for resolving the zero percent fee increment, R2.543 billion is for NSFAS to provide loans to assist 71 753 identified students, who were either partially funded or Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande

not funded at all in the past three academic years, and R2.039 billion is for NSFAS to ensure that beneficiaries who are still in the university system receive financial support to complete their studies.

The Minister said NSFAS has been allocated over R700 million for full bursaries for scarce and critical skills for the current year from the National Skills Fund (NSF).

“This funding is made available through the financial aid offices at universities, and students wishing to make use of these bursaries are advised to enrol for critical skills study programmes, which include science, commerce, health sciences, engineering and many others,” said Minister Nzimande.

The Minister said NSFAS has also earmarked R72.9 million in the 2016 academic year to provide financial aid to disabled students in universities.

“The department is committed to expanding access and success in our institutions for students who have special needs,” said the Minister.

Corporate SA must support #FeesMustFall movement – ANCYL “We noted the silence of corporate South Africa on various societal struggles, where they can play a role; notably on the ‘Fees Must Fall’,” said spokesperson for the ANCYL in Gauteng, Mbali Hlophe.

Hlophe said that during a meeting with Standard Bank executives, the financial institution had committed to helping the development of South Africa and its youth.

She said the bank had agreed it could play a greater role. “As far as the ‘Fees Must Fall’ is concerned, the bank is committed to aid government in ensuring its objectives of free education,” Hlophe said.

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yrildene’s Chinatown is undergoing a major clean-up through an intervention by the Joburg metro police department (JMPD).

On Tuesday, officers distributed a list - in Mandarin - of all offences and fines which will be imposed for the violation of by- laws.

These include littering or illegal dumping, obstructing entrances and the pedestrian flow, as well as illegal parking, among others.

No longer will Derrick Avenue be filled with smelly, overflowing bins - a fine of R1500 will be issued to anyone who litters or dumps illegally, said JMPD ward commander Sergeant Marius Boolsen.

The JMPD had over the past two weeks launched an education campaign for the community, businesses and traders in collaboration with the SA Chinese Community and Police Cooperation Centre, who sent interpreters with the officers to explain the by-laws to the people.

Boolsen said the perception about the JMPD among the Chinese community has always been negative, but they were trying to change that.

“Previously we used to do blitz campaigns where

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we went in and enforced by-laws, but there was little follow-up.

“This time we are speaking to the people, telling them what they are allowed to do and what they are not allowed to do,” he said.

Officers went door-to-door to explain the bylaws in detail. From Tuesday next week, enforcement of the by-laws will start. “We have spoken politely with them, but from next week, there will be zero tolerance. Already the area is looking better.

“Along Derrick Avenue, the vegetable, meat and fish sellers were blocking the pavements, forcing people to walk in the street, which is dangerous. We have now drawn a line of 3 metres on the pavements in which they can trade, but they are not allowed to have any goods beyond that,” Boolsen said.

He added that there had generally been great co-operation from the Chinese community and from the businesses, who have welcomed the clean-up. The second phase will be more drastic and will involve removing illegal extensions built over building lines. “Many have put up huge, il-

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legal awnings and we will be asking them to take them down or we will remove them,” Boolsen warned.

JMPD spokesman Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said parking in the area would also be sorted out and he was hoping the Johannesburg Roads Agency would assist. “We need all departments to work together in this campaign.

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Lesufi orders Joburg school to open as 100s of pupils are turned away

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi

Johannesburg - Hundreds of children turned away from Ormonde Primary School on their first day of school must be allowed to start the new school year on Thursday, said Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi.

The school, which opened in April last year, turned away all 701 of its registered pupils at the start of the academic year because it did not have water and toilets.

Parents arrived at the school to find a note plastered on the gate and wall, telling them the gates would only be opened on January 25 when their water and sanitation issues were re-

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solved.

Lesufi rushed to the school where he ordered that learners be allowed into classrooms the following day.

“If there is something I hate, it is to deny a child the right to education.

We know schools that are conducted under a tree or under the sun, but those schools still deliver results,” Lesufi said, adding that he understood the frustration and concerns of the school governing body.

“Reopen the school tomorrow, principal. The department must ensure that temporary toilets are made available tomorrow morning,” he said.

Since the school was opened last year, students have had to make use of portable toilets placed at both ends of the school premises.

School governing body chairperson Teddy Nair said they had tried relentlessly to get the municipality to connect their services, but their requests were denied because the school was constructed on two sites, one of which falls in a residential area.

Nair said that he had pulled out all the stops, including contacting Lesufi’s office, to try and get the situation resolved.

Lesufi said he did not know about the situation at the school, but vowed to investigate where and how the lines of communication had failed.

He was also unimpressed with the condition of the toilets at the school and agreed that the matter needed to be attended to urgently.

“We can get better mobile toilets than this... Get extra mobile toilets that are presentable. There are young children here... We cannot have a situation which is like we are at a funeral... We need to organise dignified toilets with running water,” he said.

Following the meeting, Lesufi headed to the municipality offices.

He said he wanted a permanent solution to the problems before the end of the week.

The situation at the Ormonde Primary School on Wednesday had spoiled what would have been a smooth start to the new school year for the Gauteng province, Lesufi said.

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Consumers to ‘see red’ if Eskom tariffs go up

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outh Africans are likely to “see red” if Eskom is granted permission to increase electricity tariffs by 17%, according to Afri-Business.

“Eskom requested a 25% increase in electricity tariffs in 2015, which the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) denied after the public, corporate South Africa and other organisations had objected to the proposed increase,” said Afri-Business spokesperson Stefan Pieterse.

Pieterse called on members of the public and the private sector to submit written applications to Nersa to attend public hearings of Eskom’s application or to comment on it.

The Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business (PCB) CEO Melanie Veness told the Witness on Tuesday that she believed the proposal was “outrageous” in the current economic climate and, if implemented, would have a “devastating” impact on job creation, economic growth, and would, in particular, severely affect businesses that rely on electricity, such as manufacturers”.

“Businesses have been hit with very high electricity tariff increases recently,” she said.

Eskom submitted an application for the 2013/14 financial year in November 2015.

The Regulatory Clearing Account application process requires Eskom to submit a quarterly report.

The methodology used to determine Eskom’s tariffs allows the utility, after the financial year-end, to submit its so-called Regulatory Clearing Account application based on the financial statements.

These quarterly reports are then used to predict possible tariff increases more accurately and to communicate these to users in good time.

Eskom said in December that an approval of the application would improve its ability to meet financial commitments and enhance its balance sheet.

In its application to Nersa, Eskom said it wanted to recoup, among others, R11.7bn for a shortfall in revenue, R8bn in costs associated with the utility’s peaking open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) plants and R2.4bn for primary energy costs.

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News Briefs from around SA Oscar heads to Constitutional Court

Free State farmers Tears and prayers flowed as parts of the drought-stricken Free State received some much-needed rain on Monday.

“Hierdie boervrou se trane het klaar die reënmeter vol This farmer’s wife’s tears have already filled the rain gauge],” wrote Annelize le Roux on the Facebook page Boere in Nood (Farmers in Need).

Morne Myburgh posted a video clip of rain on the Winburg-Senekal road, saying “Praise God”. Members of the group have been tirelessly hauling hay and other cattle feed to farmers who have already resorted to feeding mielies that died on the stalk to their starving animals.

NC Schoombie, one of the organisers of the initiative, said the government was not doing enough to help commercial farmers in distress, focusing instead on up and coming emerging farmers with a R114m donation in KwaZulu-Natal.

DA abusing motions of no confidence - ANC

Oscar Pistorius Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has filed papers with the Constitutional Court in a bid to appeal his conviction, his legal team confirmed on Monday.

“Yes, we have filed papers with the Constitutional Court,” said one of Pis-

torius’s attorney’s, Brian Webber.

He refused to divulge the basis of their application, referring News24 to the Constitutional Court to obtain the court papers.

Pistorius is currently out on bail of

R10 000 and is expected to head back to the High Court in Pretoria on April 18 for sentencing proceedings.

This after the Supreme Court of Appeal in December changed his culpable homicide conviction to one of murder.

The DA abuses and misuses motions of no confidence in Parliament.

That’s the word from the ANC in Parliament.

ANC chief whip Stone Sizani’s spokesperson, Moloto Mothapo, said they had noted the decision by National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete to agree to the DA’s request for a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma.

Mothapo said in a statement that the Constitution afforded parliamentary parties the right to propose motions of no confidence in the president.

“Even if they are frivolous or there is no factual motivation to do so, as exemplified by the current DA motion and many others the party previously tabled.”

He said the motion of no confidence was supposed to be a powerful and critical tool of oversight, but it was abused.

“Over a period of time the DA has abused, misused and trivialised this type of motion merely to score few headlines, hence today it has lost significance.

KZN anti-racism march ‘heartening’ - MEC The ANC’s peaceful protest against racism is not pitted against one person, but against racism in its entirety.

These were the sentiments echoed by KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Human Settlements Ravi Pillay who joined almost 300 people in an anti-racism march in Scottburgh on Monday.

The campaign, under the theme “Enough is enough”, comes after former Scottburgh estate agent Penny Sparrow took to social media to label black beachgoers monkeys.

Speaking to Inner City Press, Pillay said instances of racism were a reminder of our past.

“We have a deep painful history in our country and we cannot take brazen racism lightly.

Many have died for our freedom and it is our responsibility

to maintain it. We are fortunate to have come from such a strong leadership in the ANC where a historic document like the Freedom Charter emerged.”

Pillay said people gathering to peacefully protest racist behaviour meant South Africans were standing up and rejecting racism.

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Half of South Sudan children ‘not in school’ because of conflict

Muhammadu Buhari said his budget was designed to revive Nigeria’s economy

Nigeria parliament ‘loses 2016 budget documents’ NIGERIA - Hundreds of copies of Nigeria’s 2016 budget have gone missing at the country’s parliament, an MP who requested anonymity has told the BBC. The senate was unable to start considering the proposed budget because of the missing documentation, he said.

The delay could worsen the country’s economic crisis as it deals with the impact of plunging oil prices.

President Muhammadu Buhari delivered the hard copies of his first budget to both houses at the end of last month.

It detailed his plans to raise spending by 20% by borrowing heavily amid falling global oil prices.

The president, who came to power last May, also pledged to improve tax collection and invest in other industries including mining and agriculture to create more jobs.

SOUTH SUDAN - More than half of children in South Sudan are not in school, the highest proportion in any country, UN children’s agency Unicef has said.

Government forces have been battling rebels for the past two years, although a peace deal was signed in August. Niger is a close second, with 47% unable to attend school, followed by Sudan (41%) and Afghanistan (40%).

Worldwide, some 24 million children of more than 109 million living in nations at war are not in school, Unicef said.

Even before the conflict began, 1.4 million children were already missing class in South Sudan, Unicef said. Since the war broke out, more than 800 schools have been demolished and more than 400,000 children had to abandon their classrooms, the agency said.

Despite the peace agreement, violence persists in some areas. Only one in 10 South Sudanese students who enter school finish primary education amid a shortage of facilities and trained teachers, said Phuong T Nguyen, Unicef’s chief of education for South Sudan.

“There is a very, very low budget from the government to the education sector,” she said. “It is not holding steady and we see a decline.”

Enrolment went up from under 30% after

Ghana’s leader Mahama defends accepting Guantanamo detainees GHANA - Ghana’s president has strongly defended the government’s decision to allow two Yemenis freed from Guantanamo Bay to live in the West African state.

Opposition and church groups had condemned the decision, saying the men were a security threat. However, Mr Mahama said a Ghanaian was more likely to die in a road accident than at the hands of the Yemenis.

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The men said they looked forward to living in Ghana and had followed the national football team in prison.

Khalid al-Dhuby and Mahmoud Omar Bin Atef were held at the US prison in Cuba for more than a decade without being charged.

They are the first Guantanamo detainees that Ghana has accepted, at the request of the US.

Since the war broke out, more than 800 schools have been demolished South Sudan became independent in 2011, but the war and a lack of school buildings and

qualified teachers have slowed the growth, according to a South Sudanese official.

Tributes to Somali composer Ali Sugule Egal Tributes are being paid to legendary Somali composer, playwright, actor and poet Ali Sugule Egal, who has died at the age of 80.

Mr Egal, who founded the Hargeisa Brothers music band, died at his home in the United Arab Emirates on Monday. He was born

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lic of Somaliland, whose president tweeted his condolences to the family and the people of Somaliland.

A state funeral will be held for him on Thursday in the capital, Hargeisa. Fellow artists have been paying tribute to him on local radio stations across the country.

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Mushekwi back in SA, but not for long…

Nyasha Mushekwi (Centre) The striker had long been linked with a move away from the Brazilians after struggling to force his way into coach Pitso Mosimane’s plans.

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rumours began to surface that he would not be returning to China.

However, the latest news reaching the Siya desk has indicated that Mushekwi is in fact in Mzansi to finalise some paperwork for his deal in China and will be returning to Asia in the not too distant future. — soccerladuma

McCarthy backs Kaizer Chiefs defender Gordinho In an exclusive interview with Goal, the former Amakhosi defender said that Lorenzo Gordinho should not be overlooked for the final squad that will represent South Africa in Rio Former Kaizer Chiefs defender Fabian McCarthy insists that Lorenzo Gordinho has done enough to be included in the South Africa U23 national team squad that will be heading to the Rio Olympic Games later this year.

Gordinho has now become a regular under coach Steve Komphela, who constantly changed his defensive department in search for the right combination at the start of the season.

The young centre-back has managed to earn two consecutive man of the match awards, and McCarthy believes these strong performances should not go unnoticed.

“For me definitely! With the performances he has shown in recent games, I don’t see why he doesn’t go to the Olympics because also he can compete with Rivaldo Coetzee and Kwanda Mngonyama,” McCarthy told Goal.

“He’s up there, with such performances it will just make it easier for him to cement his place there and to make the starting 11 at the Olympic Games.

“He is one that definitely needs to go to the Olympics in my opinion.”

“What we lack is the organisation... the two centre backs were playing too deep and Gordinho is one boy who knows how to minimise the spaces in front of him and behind him. And he is not scared to commit himself to tackles,” he added. — Goal