Anonymous ID: 5e033e Feb. 22, 2021, 5:08 a.m. No.13021549   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5517 >>9344 >>9791

“Exposed: shocking state of KZN schools”- https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/exposed-shocking-state-of-kzn-schools/. Below are a few excerpts.

 

Some KwaZulu-Natal schools are in a shocking state with broken toilets and crowded classrooms provincial legislature oversight visits revealed this week.

 

Some of the findings at schools Keeka reported included:

 

  1. At Dlangani High School in the Harry Gwala District only 42 masks had been received for 694 learners. The supplier had apparently informed the deputy principal that the masks delivered were for educators only and that he had delivered them ‘because some people are coming to check on the school’. The school short of six classrooms which is affecting Grades 8,9 and 10 teaching and learning, even with the platooning system in place. There are also insufficient mobile handwashing stations, while those that exist are of poor quality, with many leaking. This is a problem that was encountered at several schools. The hand-washing stations were only delivered last year. DOE officials advised that they will need to check whether there are guarantees in place for these items.

“Those that do not work properly or are broken must be removed and replaced as a matter of urgency,” Keeka said.

  1. At Moses Zikhali Secondary in Mbazwana, the DA found 46 children stuffed into a 10 x 10 metre classroom.

  2. At Celani Primary in Madadeni there were 25 learners in a small classroom in breach of Covid-19 protocols which require a maximum of 20 learners per class

  3. At Woodlands Primary in Pietermaritzburg, PPE was insufficient with no sanitiser or classroom disinfectant delivered. Only half of its mask consignment had been delivered. The school is constructed with asbestos – a finding at several of the schools visited. They toilets are broken and without proper walls.

“This is a disgrace given that this school was scheduled R46 million upgrade in 2018, which is yet to begin. The school also draws from a poor community, yet it is classified as a quintile 5 school, thereby disadvantaging learners. This must be addressed without delay,” Keeka said,

  1. At Siyathuthuka Primary in the Amajuba district, there was open pit which was dug last year to build toilets. “Shockingly, it has been left open since then and become a deep pool. In a primary school with hundreds of young children, this is a disaster waiting to happen. The area was apparently only fenced off last week in preparation for the Legislature’s visit,” Keeka said.

  2. At Mbasela Primary in Machobeni in Durban, there was no teaching and learning taking place due to conflict between teachers and the school management.

  3. At KwaMnayandu Primary School in Pietermaritzburg Grade R toilets were shockingly sub-standard.

  4. At Enkumba Primary in the Harry Gwala district, learners are forced to use pit toilets while vandalism is rife. There is also no internet connectivity for the school’s learners. This was witnessed in many schools.

 

“The issue of learner transport also continues to affect far too many KZN learners, with the official figure suggesting that 130 000 children need the service. The real figure may be much higher. Yet we still have learners crossing rivers to get an education, despite government’s commitments to make sure this does not happen,” Keeka said.

 

“Many of the challenges identified during the past two days, have existed for years.”

Anonymous ID: 5e033e Feb. 22, 2021, 5:55 a.m. No.13021743   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7820

“Former president Jacob Zuma set to meet ANC's NEC”- https://youtu.be/DEy06vWqNRU

 

“Former President Jacob Zuma is set to meet the ANC's top six as his standoff with the Zondo Commission rages on.”

 

Noteworthy statement;

 

4:40 – “On the eve of the Zondo Commission, “Zondo-Zuma” commission, the RET forces, uMkhonto weSizwe and the people who love our revolution have decided to come and camp KwaDakwadunuse to make sure that there is no crazy decision taken that will impact Msholozi. Whoever thinks they can come and do anything to Nxamalala, will find us here waiting. We are saying, no one will arrest Zuma without getting through us first. If today, the time has come for us to pay for this revolution with our blood, let it be so but we are willing to say Nxamalala is the father of our revolution, we shall stand behind him, we shall defend him. And if he must be arrested, many of us will be arrested with him. That is where it is at. Amandla!”

Anonymous ID: 5e033e Feb. 23, 2021, 9:20 a.m. No.13031743   🗄️.is 🔗kun

“Elon Musk lost $15 billion on Monday – thanks to this Tweet”at https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/finance/elon-musk-net-worth-lost-15-billion-why-what-tweet/ states;

 

Elon Musk essentially talked himself out of $15 billion over the weekend, and the markets punished him on Monday - here's why his net worth has shrunk.

 

Oh, to be THIS rich: Elon Musk lost an eye-watering amount of money yesterday, and yet, he still has $183 billion in the bank. This day of misfortune also saw the Pretoria-born tech whizz lose his status as the world’s richest person, after an ill-judged Tweet saw his net worth drop by just over 7%.

 

In total, it’s understood that Elon Musk lost $15 billion over the past 24 hours – almost R220 billion – largely thanks to his own Tweets. His electric vehicle company Tesla has invested $1.5 billion in the digital currency Bitcoin, but the entrepreneur cast doubt over the true value of certain crypto brands.

 

On Friday, Musk sought to defend his company’s investment – and contrasted bitcoin with some traditional fiat currencies; “When fiat currency has a negative real interest, only a fool wouldn’t look elsewhere,” he Tweeted in reference to his company’s move into bitcoin. However, it was this post that saw Tesla’s shares slide by 8.6%.

 

Elon Musk is now replaced at the top of the tree by Jeff Bezos, whose net worth is estimated to be $186 billion. That’s $3 billion more than the SpaceX founder’s newly adjusted fortune, but the pair continue to swap places in the battle for the coveted number one spot. It’s also worth remembering that Musk has seen his net worth soar over the past 12 months.

 

Worth less than $30 billion last February, rapid progress with both Tesla and SpaceX saw his estimated fortune explode, pushing the $200 billion mark earlier this month. Before toppling Bezos, the Amazon founder had enjoyed an uninterrupted three-year spell as the world’s richest person. The pair are currently worth a combined $369 billion (R5.4 trillion).