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education
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First Impressions Are Everything In Business: Do This And You’ll Be Fine
07 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A lot of us are the life of the party when we’re just chatting to friends, regaling our latest theories on life and business. But for some reason when we get up in front of real business people, we lose our voice and break into a cold sweat. Game over.
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Over 60% Of All Men Smoke In Which Country?
05 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A decade or two ago, this could have been true in almost any country but with increased focus on the health hazards of smoking, rates are on the decrease almost everywhere… except here. Think you know where this is?
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Hammerhead Comedy Tackles Education [NSFW Video]
03 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
SA comedy group Hammerhead show us exactly how NOT to pick up women, with some terrible lines that will make you cringe. Earmuffs for those sensitive to bad language.
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Dumbed-Down Nation – Click To See Where SA Comes In The World For Maths / Science Education
03 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The quality of South Africa’s maths and science education places us last out of 148 countries, according to a World Economic Forum report. Is there a solution to the on-going problem?
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A Guide To Superfoods [INFOGRAPHIC]
23 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The daily quality of our lives can be dramatically improved by our conscious intake of pure Superfoods, and this can help you strengthen your immune system and ultimately prevent common symptoms of disease from arising.
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MINDBLOWING: Proof That The ANC Is Actively Discouraging Intellectualism
22 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This trend in political thinking is absolutely shocking! Slating criticism as too clever? Come on Jacob….don’t be a child.
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Blind – When Officials Leave Their Microphones On [Video]
15 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Surely it doesn’t get worse than blurting out something bad to a large amount of people, without realising you have a ‘hot mic..’
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Revealed: The Life Of A Phone Sex Operator
08 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Would you resort to sex work to pay for your education? It’s not as bad as you think…..
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Teacher Nails Student By Correcting Rude Letter
11 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everyone had a class in their school career that they absolutely loathed. You couldn’t wait for it to be over and you spent most of your breaks shouting profanities at the poor teacher. When this student sent his English teacher a crude letter concerning her class, she did what every English teacher does best: correct all the mistakes in a bright red pen.
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Milking Cows – Probably The Best School Outing You Could Hope For
24 Mar 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Along the beautiful back roads of Durbanville, home to many of the Cape’s finest wine farms, is where Fair Cape Dairies’ 2000 hectare sized farm can be found.
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Epic: Apple’s Amazing Online Education Program Is Now Available In South Africa
07 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Online education in South Africa has joined a global revolution with Apple’s latest decision to open up iTunes U Course to another 70+ countries from around the world.
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Edward Snowden Hopes To Follow In Winnie Mandela’s Footsteps
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Snowden became one of the world’s most wanted men when he leaked information about the extent of the surveillance power of the NSA.
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This Is Why We Shouldn’t Be Happy With Our 78.2% Matric Pass Rate
07 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Angie Motshekga, our minister for basic education, released what seemed a very pleasing matric pass rate of 78.2% yesterday, but experts have claimed that these results are not of any value.
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Shame Man: This Teacher Who Was Fired For Posing In Playboy, Has The Full Support Of Her Students
17 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is an absolute deusy!
A Texas-based Spanish teacher, Cristy Nicole Deweese, has come under fire from the school board, after students discovered she had posed nude in some full-frontal photos for playboy.
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The Department Of Basic Education Has Just Screwed Information Technology In South African School’s – Here’s How
10 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
The Department of Basic Educati0n yesterday issued a circular (you can read the circular here) that prohibits the use of open source software in schools that offer the subjects “Computer Applications Technology” (CAT) and “Information Technology” (IT). The move has massive implications for the quality of education in those subjects in South Africa, and essentially stifles the development of technology professionals in this country.
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All Is Forgiven: Here Is The Glenvista Teacher’s Response To Broomstick Attack [VIDEO]
02 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Some weeks ago a video of a revolting Johannesburg child assaulting a Glenvista High teacher with a chair and a broomstick surfaced. The victim of the assault handled himself like a champ, resisting what must have been a fairly strong urge to extend a backhand to the twerp. We have the video for those of you who missed it.
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Future Leaders: Joburg High School Kid Attacks Teacher With Chair And Broom [VIDEO]
20 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 13 Comments
Welcome to Glenvista High School in Gauteng, where a pupil named Anthony attacked his teacher with a plastic chair, and with a broom, much to the delight of his class mates.
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Tshwane Metro Announces Plans To Roll Out City-Wide WiFi
16 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Tshwane will be the first metro in Africa to be fully covered by wifi within three years – at least, that’s what they say.
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Friday Morning Spice
16 Aug 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
China buying up SA newspapers. NUM won’t be at the Marikana commemoration. Obama condemns Egypt violence. Teachers ‘duck and dive’ bullets in Cape Town. Agliotti to take on SARS. Google/Microsoft war. Weekend sports multiple for you to cash in.
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Gang Violence Is So Hectic In Cape Town, 14 Schools Have To Close
15 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Over recent weeks there has been an increase in gang violence in the Manenberg area and as a result 14 schools will close their doors on Thursday and Friday as they fear for the safety of the teachers and pupils.
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This 18-Year-Old Is A Fully Fledged Lawyer
01 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Those braces are mocking us. Yes, this young lady was called to the Bar of England and Wales at the tender age of 18. Gabrielle Turnquest did at 18 what the average lawyer achieves at 27-years-old. Turnquest is the youngest person in history to have passed the bar exam.
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Millionaire Mo Ibrahim Explains Why – And How – Africa Could Solve Its Own Problems
22 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mo Ibrahim wrote an article for Forbes that details “how (and why) Africa should solve its own problems”. Ibrahim is the founder and Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation that he established in 2006.
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This Is How You’ll Take Over The World – Control The Mind Of A Cockroach With This App Kit [VIDEO]
12 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Backyard Brains is a company that is attempting to bring neuroscience into the classroom with the help of RoboRoach. RoboRoach was developed to inspire young minds to find cures for neurological diseases.
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It Turns Out Billionaires Are Just Smarter Than You
18 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
New studies show that the billionaires of this world didn’t get to where they are by luck, or even hard work, alone. It turns out that people who get really, really rich are basically just smarter than you.
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Are Your Kids All Over Your iPad? Try These Top 5 Apps For Kids
11 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If the kids are all over the iPad, indulge them in some educational games, so they’re at least learning something while they’re hogging your gadget. Children’s Technology Review shared these top five iPad apps to download for the kids. Wreck It Ralph Storybook Deluxe For ages five and up. There are 35 screens with two […]
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All Poor Students Admitted Into Tertiary Institutions Will Get Funding
24 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande promised today that all poor students admitted into tertiary institutions will get funding.
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Isn’t It Time You Learnt How To Use Photoshop? Save R2,500 On This Course For Only R299
16 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Much like macaroni frames and stickmen drawn families produced as a child, creative types can sharpen existing skills with Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Illustrator CS6 or CorelDraw X6 online courses. Click through to get this deal.
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10 Things (Sort Of) Worth Knowing About 2012’s Matric Results
03 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With the latest matric results just announced, and the arguable standard that they represent, comes a list of 10 things that are arguably worth knowing about these results.
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ENTIRE School Of 2 500 Pupils To Repeat The Year
27 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
We have just found ourselves wondering how on earth Jacob Zuma sleeps at night when we heard about this: all Grade One to 11 pupils in Olifantshoek, in the Northern Cape, will repeat their 2012 grades next year.
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KwaZulu-Natal Teacher Has Been On Paid Sick Leave For Eight Years
16 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The Witness reported today that a KwaZulu-Natal teacher has been chillaxing on sick leave for eight years while the Department of Education has been faithfully paying her salary every month. Crazy.
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