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Actuaries prioritise education initiatives to ensure economic upliftment

24 November 2016

While the violent actions of the ‘Fees must Fall’ protestors cannot be condoned, their plight can also not be dismissed as simple thuggery, according to Roseanne Murphy da Silva, President of the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA).

Investec partners with local start-up to help schools buy better

23 November 2016

Investec gets behind innovative local education platform, SchoolAdvisor, who is making big waves in the education space by helping schools buy better.

New national minimum wage gets closer to implementation with release of Nedlac report

22 November 2016

On 20 November 2016, the report of the advisory panel to National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) on the issue of a national minimum wage was published. It recommended a national minimum wage of ZAR 3500 per month, or R20 per hour, to be phased in over two or three years. This was stated to be higher than the current wages of almost 50% of employed South Africans.

12 year-old represents South Africa at international music event

10 November 2016

• Fourth international Allianz Junior Music Camp took place at Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw November 2-8, 2016 • Budding pianists from 10 countries, including South Africa played alongside Lang Lang before an audience of 700 people • Qden Blaauw is the first pianist to represent South Africa at the camp since its inception

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