Hola MaHigh School Volume 8, issue 9, September 2019
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University list
TVET list
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Wi th af on ocu TV ETs s
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Editor’s Letter
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Contributors
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Holler at us
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What Next Intro
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Month of October
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What is important
Poetry and stuttering
What next - university 18 What next TVETs
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t en Agriculture
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Transporting agri-products
Bursaries!
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NSFAS
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Namibia - intro Namibia - The lists
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Brexit - so close?
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It is Movie-time We need writers
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Next Issue
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A lot has changed - read on
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Sybil Otterstrom Editor and CEO
This month we look at the BIG thing: What-next after high-school. In many ways high-school is preparing for life, but after high-school it is LIFE. Making the ‘right’ career choice first time is difficult (and it does not mean that it is not possible to change tack later); hence we provide the lists of where to go. We have industry-views from TVETs and it is always good to lisen to the experts. But let us also face it: Without support it might all just be a dream. ... and that is why we also look at NSFAS and other ways of funding an education. Good read!
Sybil
Tshwane South Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Do you youhave havea aGrade Grade 9 certificate or higher? Have decided Do 9 certificate orEducation higher? Have you you decided College operating under the Department of Higher and which career path to follow? Training thepath fourthto largest TVET College in terms of enrolwhichbecame career follow? ments in 2018. Over and above that thethe College managed to attainVocational - NC (V) and Well choose National Certificate Well don’t don’tlook lookany anyfurther further choose the National Certificate Vocational - NC(V) the fifth rank in the 2019 T119 national results. The College was also start studying for your career path? and start studying for your career path.for the fields of Meselected as one of the Centres of Specialisation chanical Fitter, and Fitting and Turning, Electrician, Boilermaking and What is National Certificate Vocational NC(V)? Millwright 2017. What isinNational Certificate Vocational (NCV)?
TheNational NationalCertificate Certificate Vocational NC(V) is aand new and modern qualification The Vocational (NCV) is a new modern qualification offered
Employing ±470 staff TVET members, theTVET College aims to2007. equip students offered at Tshwane South College since offered at Tshwane South College since January It isJanuary offered at2007. LevelsIt2,is3 and 4 with the skills required by the job market and has Alumni that work of National Framework are equivalent to Grades 10, 11 and at the Levels 2, 3Qualifications and 4 of the Nationalwhich Qualifications Framework which are for renowned Engineering companies like WBHO, to name but a few.
12. It is regarded as one of quality andas high knowledge pro- skills, equivalent to Grades 10,the 11high andskills, 12. Ithigh is regarded one of the high grammes that provides experience of the workplace environment and is intended toof high quality and high knowledge programmes that provides experience Under the auspices of Department of Higher Education Training, the directly respond to the priority. This qualification will also provide you an opportunithe workplace environment and is intended to 9directly College targets learners who have completed their Grade to 11 forrespond to the priority. ty to be admitted higher studies is subject appropriate NC (V) courses as wellatas learners who haveyou completed their Gradetoto 12be This qualification will alsoeducation provide an that opportunity admitted subject at higher combination. for NATED/Report 191 programmes. education studies that is subject to appropriate subject combination.
Duration of the qualification: The College offers Report 191 programmes N1 to N6 in Mechanical, Duration of the qualification: Civil and Electrical Engineering, N4 to N6 Management Assistant, FiNCV isManagement aisthree yearyear qualification offered at 2, 3inand Each4.level takes a full NC(V) a three qualification offered Levels 2, 4. 3 and Each level takes nancial and Hospitality Studies. NCLevels (V)atL2-L4 Electrical year of study. A student is issued with a certificate on the successful completion of a full year Construction, of study. A Engineering student isand issued with a certificate Infrastructure Related Design, Informa- on the successful each level of of study. tion Technology, Tourism, Officeof Administration, Civil Construction and completion each level study. Hospitality. Learnerships are also offered at the College. At TSC TVET we offer the following NC(V) programmes: At TSC TVET we offer the following NC (V) programmes:
Tshwane South TVET Currently comprises of the following Campuses: Atteridgeville, Centurion, •• Finance, Finance, Economicsand andAccounting Accounting Economics Odi and Pretoria West.
•• Office Office Administration Administration • Information Technology Computer Scienceskills of its Hospitality students The College’s campus in Centurion isand famed for the Science culinary • Information Technology and Computer •• Civil Civil Engineering Building Construction and for having the best machinery for practical engineering training workshops. Atteridgeville Engineering & &Building Construction •• Electrical Electrical Infrastructure Construction Campus is known for its Civil Engineering. Pretoria Infrastructure Construction West is offering Engineering for both Report 191 and Engineering NC (V) andand hasand been identified as an Engineering Report 191 and for Engineering and IT •• Engineering Related Design Related Design courses. The Odi campus, in Mabopane, is acclaimed for its NC (V) Tourism Programme. •• Hospitality Hospitality •• Tourism Tourism
Want to be part of the fourth industrial revolution let TSC TVET assist you to achieve the future! LIL\17619086
Courses offered at Tshwane South TVET College National Certificate Vocational
Report 191: Natural Science (Engineering Studies)
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*N1 – N6
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Tourism Hospitality Information Technology and Computer Science Civil Engineering and Building Construction Electrical Infrastructure and Construction Engineering and Related Design Office Administration Finance Economics and Accounting
Pre-Learning Programme • PLP – Pre-Learning Programme
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Clothing Production Artisan Training Cosmetology Gandhi-Mandela Centre for Specialisation in Artisan Skills – NEW • Centre for Specialisation in Fitting & Turning – NEW
Learnerships
Report 191: General Studies
• Early-Childhood Development • Community House Building • Building and Civil Construction
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Skills programmes
Introduction to Business Studies N4 Introduction to Catering Services N4 Management Assistant Financial Management Hospitality Studies
Tshwane South TVET College has been selected as one of the Centres for Specialisation in the fields of mechanical fitter and fitting & turning
Follow us on: @tsc_tvet Tshwane South TVET College
Contact details: General enquiries Atteridgeville Campus Centurion Campus Pretoria West Campus Odi Campus
012 401 5000 012 373 1200 012 660 8500/1 012 380 5000 012 725 1800
Tshwane South TVET College @tsc_tvet
For more info visit our website: www.tsc.edu.za
Meet our contributors Masiziba Hadebe is a final year Agricultural Economics student at the University of the Free State (UFS). She is driven to make a change and is a passionate volunteer for community projects. She loves reading and writing about science, agriculture and anything in between. She believes you can wear a smile whatever the weather! My name is Marcia Ramodike a 22 year young lady from Limpopo Tzaneen at lenyenye. Besides being a student at the university of the free state i am also an author. I am passionate about writing and i live to give hope and wish to change the world. I love reading and in most of my time i write my favourite book is ‘Her Mothers Hope by Francine Rivers and favourite quote is when the caterpillar thought it was the end of the world it turned into a butterfly My name is Fikile Unifire Zulu. I’m a career driven, bold, diligent, go-getter and self-motivated young lady from Evaton West in the Vaal Triangle. I’m a firm believer in reading because it nurtures ones’ mind and makes you see the world from a new perspective. I co-founded a non-profit organistation I love relaxing with nothing but a book and I enjoy writing.
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What-next It is time – again – to look at the big thing: what-next after high-school. It is not getting any easier as we see so many more ‘new’ things emerging in the educational and work-related space. Take heart: we are catching up with the outside world and now we should start to make more varied choices. It is not university or nothing anymore. The government goal is to have some 2,5 million students in the TVETs. It is a tall order as we only have 780,000 students in college today. What is needed is probably a more refined ‘guess’ at what South Africa will/should look like some years from now and then support this vision with a focus on creating the skills base. That is easy said and hard to do. However, the TVETs offer practical education to achieve goals in life. And let us face it: Highschool will prepare for life, but after high-school it is life! In essence: figure out what you can and pursue that dream with appropriate education and preparation.
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The big WHAT NEXT .. after high School This is the big What Next list. It is as comprehensive as we can make it. The university list is OK. all the websites are there, and it is all working. The TVET’s are there, but not all websites are working. Please check it yourself without blaming me. The telephone numbers are listed as per government websites, but alas, not all working. All info is coming from government websites and from our own ‘tests’. A word of advise: This is all the government listed entities. BUT there are a lot of private schools as well, too numerous to list. These are the likes of Damelin, Boston, etc etc. Just make sure that the one you are interested in is çertified’. In essence: if in doubt, phone Department of Higher Education. Not difficult really. GOOD LUCK!
Sybil
Universities and Universities of Technology Name Website Cape Peninsula University of Technology www.cput.ac.za Central University of Technology www.cut.ac.za Durban University of Technology www.dut.ac.za Mangosuthu University of Technology www.mut.ac.za Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University www.nmmu.ac.za North-West University www.nwu.ac.za Rhodes University www.ru.ac.za Tshwane University of Technology www.tut.ac.za University of Cape Town www.uct.ac.za University of Fort Hare www.ufh.ac.za University of Johannesburg www.uj.ac.za University of KwaZulu-Natal www.ukzn.ac.za University of Limpopo www.ul.ac.za University of Pretoria www.up.ac.za University of South Africa www.unisa.ac.za University of Stellenbosch www.sun.ac.za University of the Free State www.ufs.ac.za University of the Western Cape www.uwc.ac.za University of the Witwatersrand www.wits.ac.za University of Venda www.univen.ac.za University of Zululand www.uzulu.ac.za Vaal University of Technology www.vut.ac.za Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science www.wsu.ac.za National institute for higher education - NC www.nihenc.ac.za National institute for higher education - MP www.nihemp.ac.za
The list of TVETs. T basically a But no Name Northern Cape Rural TVET College Nothern Cape Urban FET College Northlink College ORBIT TVET College Port Elizabeth TVET College Sedibeng TVET College South Cape TVET College South West Gauteng technical anf vocational education and training college Taletso FET College Thekwini TVET College Tshwane North College Tshwane South TVET College Umfolozi TVET College Umgungundlovu FET College Vuselela TVET College West Coast College Ikhala Public FET College Ingwe TVET College king Sabata Dalindyebo FET College Western College for Further Education and Training Mnambithi College for Further Education and Training Mthashana FET College Nkangala FET College
address steve naude street, Upington, 8 37 Long Street, Kimberley, 830 80 Voortrekker Road, BELLVILL Fatima Bhayat Street, RUSTENB richmond hill, richmond Park, 37 Voortrekker Street, Vereeni 125 MITCHELL STREET, GEORG
822 A Molele Street, Cnr Koma Dr Albert Luthuli, Mmabatho 262 D’Aintree Avenue, Ashervi Cnr. Potgieter & Pretorius Stre 85 Francis Baard (formerly kno Naboomnek Street, Arboretum 44 Burger Street, Pietermaritzb 8 Bram Fischer Street, Klerksdo 48 Voortrekker Road, Clicks Bu Gwadana Drive Zone D, Ezibele Badibanise Village, Mount Frer R61 Queenstown Road, Cicira V 42 Johnstone Street RANDFON
77 Murchison Street, C.B.A, Lad 266 South Street Vryheid KwaZ Cnr Haig & Northey, Witbank,
The websites are all there. ot all!
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phone 054 331 3830 053 839 2060 08600 65465 014 592 7010 041 586 0000 016 422 6640 044 884 0350
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web site www.ncrfet.co.za www.ncufetcollege.edu.za www.northlink.co.za www.orbitcollege.co.za www.pecollege.edu.za www.sedcol.co.za www.sccollege.co.za www.swgc.co.za www.taletsofetcollege.co.za www.thekwinicollege.co.za www.tnc4fet.co.za www.tsc.edu.za www.umfolozicollege.co.za www.ufetcollege.co.za www.vuselelacollege.co.za www.westcoastcollege.co.za www.ikhalacollege.co.za www.ingwecollege.edu.za www.ksdfetcollege.co.za www.westcol.co.za www.mthashanafet.co.za www.nkangalafet.edu.za
Part 2 of the TVET list - try a lot of different courses he roll. TVETs are here to stay courses and are all çertifie Name Boland College Buffalo City Public Fet College Capricorn College for TVET Central Johannesburg TVET College Coastal KZN TVET College College of Cape Town Eastcape Midlands TVET College Ehlanzeni College. Ekurhuleni East College Ekurhuleni West TVET College Elangeni College for further Education and Training Esayidi TVET College False Bay College Flavius Mareka TVET College Gert Sibande TVET College Goldfields FET College King Hintsa TVET College Lephalale FET College Sekhukhune TVET College Vhembe FET College Waterberg TVET College Letaba FET College Mopani South East TVET College LOVEDALE PUBLIC TVET COLLEGE Majuba College Maluti TVET College Motheo FET College,
address 85 Bird St, Stellenbosch 7599 Lukin Road, Selborne, East Lo 16 Market Street, 0699 POLO 5 Ubla Avenue, off Princess o 1 Jameson Crescent, UMBILO 334 Albert Road, Salt River, 7 Constitution St, Grahamstow 29 Bell Street, Nelspruit, 120 Sam Ngema Road, Kwa-Them Cnr. Driehoek and Sol Roads 15 Porstmouth Road, Pineto Lot 462, Nelson Mandela Dri Main Road, Muizenberg, 794 Cnr Hertzog Road and Fraser No. 18a Dr.Beyers Naudé Str 6 Buren Street, Flamingo Par 218 Mthatha Road , Next To C/o Nelson Mandela & Ngoa Stand no 676, Motetema, 04 203 Sibasa, Unit A, Sibasa 09 36 Hooge Street, Mokopane No 1 Claude Wheatley Street Cnr Combretium & Harlem, P
1 Amatola Row, King William’s 83 Allen Street Newcastle 2940 High Street, BETHLEHEM 9700 c/o St Georges and Alliwal Stree
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web site www.bolandcollege.com/ www.bccollege.co.za/ www.capricorncollege.co.za/ www.cjc.edu.za/ www.coastalkzn.co.za www.cct.edu.za www.emcol.co.zahlanzeni TVET www.ehlanzenicollege.co.za www.eec.edu.za www.ewc.edu.za www.efet.co.za www.esayidifet.co.za www.falsebaycollege.co.za www.flaviusmareka.net www.gscollege.co.za www.gfc.za.net www.kinghintsacollege.edu.za www.lephalalefetcollege.co.za www.sekfetcol.org www.vhembefet.co.za www.waterbergcollege.co.za www.letabafet.co.za www.mopanicollege.edu.za www.lovedalecollege.co.za www.majuba.edu.za www.malutifet.org www.motheofet.co.za
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Transport month Transporting agri-products
Transporting agricultural products involve many more steps than transporting industrial products due to the nature of the products. According to the Food and Agricultural organisation (FAO), transport in agriculture is required from the harvest fields, to the threshing or drying site; from there to the farmer’s storehouses or to collection-centre warehouses; from there to the processing industries or to bigger central storage buildings (often much farther from where the commodity is grown) and from these industries or storage buildings to wholesalers or retailers for final marketing. However, the cost associated with transporting certain agricultural products differs. For instance, according to an article published in Farmers Weekly, one of the largest agribusinesses in South Africa, ZZ2, reports that its transport costs as a percentage of total costs have increased by 6,3% since 2004, and now make up 8,3% of total costs in 2015.
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The article further states that this is mirrored by data from the Citrus Growers’ Association, which shows that total operating cost for trucks carrying citrus increased from R10,62/km in 2010 to 15,32/ km in 2015. Over this period, fuel costs rose from about R4,50/  km to roughly R7,50/km. Perishable food, including fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meats, and fish products, needs to be kept in a chilled or frozen state along the entire supply chain. Failing to keep perishable food in the desired temperature range, because of insufficient refrigeration, can stimulate the growth of pathogens and spoilage microorganisms and render the product inedible. Thus, the objective of refrigerating food products is to maintain quality and prolong shelf life by keeping the product temperature at the point where metabolic and microbial deterioration are minimized. Maintaining the desired or ideal holding temperature is a major factor in protecting perishable foods against quality loss during storage and distribution. Therefore, cold storage warehouses and distribution centres are suddenly in high demand due to new food delivery services such as Peapod by Giant, Amazon Fresh and Blue Apron. This demand can grow to more than 13% over the next 5 years because of the penetration of the internet. Therefore, when you have fruits and vegetables that need to be flash frozen and then transported across the country remember this is a major effort from all involved.
Masiziba Hadebe.
Bursaries, scholarships … and loans It is time again (as always) to look at how to fund the dream education. There are many different ways of ensuring that financial hardship is not stopping prospective students in achieving an education. The newest is that NSFAS now also funds TVETs. NSFAS is probably the first major funder which will cross anyone’s mind. Surely NSFAS is the biggest but there are also strings attached. NSFAS is supposed to be paid back (though not for loans after 2018) and that might pose problems for students. Bursaries and scholarships will typically not have any pay-back clause, except….if they are there. Loans are very straightforward. Apply, get accepted, study and pay it back (with lower interests). It is all good and dandy if there are no deviations in the mainstream study. However, changing tack in the middle of things might pose a problem. Try to go
from studying law to astronomy and see what will happen. There may be academic expectations attached. Courses must be passed, failures may have sanctions. Some bursaries may also have a clause where it is expected of a student to work in the company providing the funding for a shorter time. All in all. It is not so easy to figure out. But remember: the funders interest is to assist students. Their job is to disperse money. They want to help you! On the (very) bright side should be mentioned that a bursary should enable a student to focus on the education and not having to also work (many) hours to keep body and soul together. The added pressure of work during studies can get many students to give up. Many good reasons, but the lure of ready-money is a factor. It is possible to quote many deficiencies in any funding model and it is hard to find the optimal one. The good advise is therefore to investigate funding structures and to ensure that any application is backed by a desire to get on with it. It is late to start in grade 12 with this. Start looking from grade 10/11 and also to go to open-day’s at institutions. The axiom of ‘a plan is better than no plan’ probably holds true. Get on with it!
NSFAS: the majo The major funding organisation in South Africa is without doubt NSFAS. Let us look at what it is doing (from their website http://www.nsfas.org.za/ content/:) The NSFAS mission: Our mission is to transform NSFAS into an efficient and effective provider of financial aid to students from poor and working class families in a sustainable manner that promotes access to, and success in, higher and further education and training, in pursuit of South Africa’s national and human resource development goals. How do they do it? • NSFAS exists to provide financial aid to eligible students at TVET colleges and public universities; • NSFAS identifies eligible students, provides bursaries and collects past student loan repayments to replenish the funds available for future generations of students; and, • NSFAS supports access to, and success in, higher education and training for students from poor and working class families who would otherwise not be able to afford to study. A lot of things are happening with NSFAS. The major thing is that NSFAS used to be 100% loan. NS-
or event in 2018 FAS money had to be paid back. Everyone who started in a job, earning more than a certain amount was supposed to pay back. 2018 was the major shift from loans to grants. All support from 2018 is now not supposed to be paid back. But support before 2018 is. The sentiment is of course to avoid the situation where ‘newly-minted’ educated youth is sitting with a mountain of debt and maybe even struggling finding a job in the chosen field or having a lover-paid job (lover than the expectation based on the education). The latest is the NSFAS Wallet. Your grant is deposited into your NSFAS account and it is comparable to a normal bank account. You can draw cash and purchase books, food and more at select stores. NSFAS is indeed getting more user-friendly and we predict that a lot more will happen. Investing in education is never a bad idea.
Namibia is our close neighbour and we will now also try to carry news and important messages pertaining to Namibia. As a service to our South African readers, we will quickly introduce Namibia … and then getting on with the ever-important ‘What next..’ Quick facts: Namibia is a BIG country. It is approximately 70% of the entire South Africa, but only home to some 2,5 million people. GDP per capita is some USD 11,515 vs. SA’s USD 13,865. Main economic sectors are Mining, agriculture and tourism. Tourism accounts for some 20% of all jobs and 14,5% of the GDP. Namibia has two public tertiary institutions of general education, the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and the University of Namibia (UNAM) and one private University, the International University of Management (IUM).
There are a number of specialised tertiary educational institutions such as the College of the Arts (Cota), The University Centre for Studies in Namibia, Oshakati, Rundu, and Rehoboth, the Namibian Maritime and Fisheries Institute , and the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology. The Namibian Training Authority controls seven vocational centers and supports a number of other institutions. They offer a range of courses for school leavers, including; Plumbing, Welding, Electrical general, Automotive electrical, Bricklaying, Cabinet making, Technical drawing, Dressmaking, Hospitality, Office management and Automotive mechanics. (this is all from Wiki) Let it also be said: Namibia is much more than the sand dunes. Namibia is an industrial country with a vast infra-structure. Key industries are diamon processing, fisheries and agricultural processing. Namibia is also getting to act as a transport corridor between Africa in general and South Africa. With the growing world-wide focus on tourism, we could imagine that this single sector can be the absolute dominant foreign-currency earner in Namibia.
Namibia Universities The Namibia University of Science and Technology Private Bag 13388 Windhoek, Namibia 13 Jackson Kaujeua Street, Windhoek, Namibia Tel: +264-61-207-9111 Fax: +264-61-207-2444 www.nust.na University of Namibia Private Bag 13301 Windhoek, Namibia Tel: (+264) 61 206 3111 Fax: (+264) 61 206 3199 info@unam.na www.unam.edu.na International University of Management 21-31 Hercules Street, Dorado park ext 1, Windhoek Tel: +264 61-433 6000 Email: ium@ium.edu.na www.ium.edu.na
Bursaries, etc We have found a few websites which may be of interest. We do not guarantee any success or validity of the websites.
Nafacts.com This website seems to be the better option. It has got the university lists, the vocational institutions list and the bursary list. However, we cannot vouch for the inclusivity. Maybe it is not all of it.
The main funding organisation is NSFAF. Here is from their website: Mandate: To provide financial assistance to eligible students at approved tertiary educational institutions. Vision: To be a sustainable institution, equitably providing financial assistance to contribute to the development of Namibia’s human capital. Mission: To provide financial assistance to eligible Namibians to access Vocational as well as Higher Education and Training.
Good Luck, Namibia!
The status is … fluid. The facts are there, but what it means is a good guess right now. Boris the PM has announced that UK will leave EU by 31 October, with or without a deal. He has committed to strive for a deal, but the signs are that the no-deal scenario is the most likely. The deal that Ms. May had negotiated (got voted down three times in parliament) is the best EU can offer – according to EU. What EU is saying is that if Boris the PM wants to change something, he should write it down and tell them. According to EU that has never happened and it is difficult to negotiate via twitter. A government report has emerged stipulating what the consequences of a no-deal are: borders, border checks, long queues, medicine shortages, no easy travel (and having jobs) abroad and a lot more. That got a lot of people to consider it – again. Parliament came up with an idea: a new law stipulating that Boris must provide a deal (which they can vote on) by latest 19 October or ask for an extension until 31 January. Boris the PM does not like this idea and has clamoured for a fresh election. Smart move as it is what the opposi-
tion (labour party) has asked for. HOWEVER: if there should be elections, Boris can set the date in say November … and then UK is out and a new parliament can do nothing about it. So, parliament agreed that, sure, let us have elections but after this new law is in effect. Check! But Boris is smart after all. He sent parliament on leave until 14 October (prorogation). That is challenged in court. One court said it is not for the court to decide on politics and threw it out. Another court said that it is a constitutional issue and the reason for prorogation is to deny parliament the right to discuss these things; hence it is un-constitutional. That now goes to the supreme court. The pressure in the UK is of course building to have another referendum. In the meantime, EU chair for this half-year (president of Finland) has said that unless EU is getting some suggestions on what UK wants by next week, EU is not interested in extending any more deadlines – meaning UK is out by 31 October – with a no-deal that nobody wanted and nobody voted for back then!
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All of this f Movies in October 2019 There are plenty of movies – and all of this is as usual from https://www.vibescout.com/za/movies-upcoming I found one film that might be a good giggle. Note really sure, but. The main event is the Jozi Film Festival. If anyone is into movies, get on to it. There are plenty of films to watch.
Delicatessen This bizarre surrealistic black comedy takes place in a small fictitious post-apocalyptic town where food is scarce and butcher Clapet has the macabre business of using human flesh to feed his customers. Yet when his daughter falls in love with his next slaughter victim things turn into chaos. Showing from 22 September 2019
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from Jozi film festival TheJozi Film Festival is an annual event that showcases the latest films made by South African and international filmmakers in one of Africa’s most vibrant cities – Johannesburg. The Jozi Film Festival 2019 will highlight the very best in filmmaking, presenting a multigenre slate of films from emerging and established filmmakers, exploring a broad range of topics that affect our communities and stir our hearts and minds. The Jozi Film Festival was initially created to provide a platform for local filmmakers in Johannesburg, and to develop an audience for South African films. While still prioritizing local film, JFF now accept films from around the world – features, short films, documentaries and student films. We are the longest running multi-genre festival in the City of Gold and our motto remains the same from Day One: We Love Jozi. We Love Film. Timing: from 3 October – 6 October 2019 Here is the intro: https://youtu.be/WmHiDabRXbE Here is the website: https://www.jozifilmfestival.com/
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We need writers! Hola MaHigh-School is YOUR magazine. That is why we would love to see students writing for students about student life and everything of importance to a student in any grade10-12 across the country. What is required? That is easy: You have to be in grade 10-12 somewhere Impeccable in your preferred language-and that might not be English. We try to be more than just English. Passionate about your topic of choice - no dull articles here. Do you get anything out of it? Well, not money, sorrry. BUT if we publish your articles you will have: Your bio in a commercial magazine A photo of yourself You can put it all on your CV you can use us as a reference
Is it important? YES it is. Look what Rofhiwa said: My name is Rofhiwa and I love to write. I have used my skills to express my thoughts on international dealings of the world which have been published in Hola MaHigh-School. It has paid off, not only is my work printed for young people in the country to read, but it also contributed to me gettng a bursary from CNBC-Africa to do my post-graduate studies. Would be a lot harder to get by if I didn’t have a platform like Hola MaHigh-School.
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Next Issue October. Warm and spring and sun and nearly holidays. But exam is also lurking somewhere. We imagined we should talk a lot about exam tips. I changed my mind! Every year everybody bombards the poor students with good advise. So, you probably know it all. Also from last year. That is thought we about GAP
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Reality is that gap year can be good but may also ‘break’ the rythm in learning. Judge yourself! But there are many things to do and it can indeed prepare for life in other ways. Of course we have the conspiracies and movies and fun and tech and all things I can figure out. GOOD READ!
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