The Association of Independent Publishers - AIP - is set to commemorate its 20th Anniversary as a national organisation championing the interests of grassroots and independent print media in South Africa, with a Gala Fundraising Dinner next month. The association says it is excited to mark this milestone, which is the result of the 2005 merger between the 126-year-old Community Press Association - CPA - and the Independent Media Alliance - IMA. For a look at what the AIP has achieved over the past 20 years and where it is headed, Bongiwe Zwane spoke to AIP Executive Director, Dr Kate Skinner.

 

The Association of Independent Publishers - AIP - is set to commemorate its 20th Anniversary as a national organisation championing the interests of grassroots and independent print media in South Africa, with a Gala Fundraising Dinner next month. The association says it is excited to mark this milestone, which is the result of the 2005 merger between the 126-year-old Community Press Association - CPA - and the Independent Media Alliance - IMA. For a look at what the AIP has achieved over the past 20 years and where it is headed, Bongiwe Zwane spoke to AIP Executive Director, Dr Kate Skinner.
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Association of Independent Publishers set to commemorate 20th anniversary

The Public Investment Corporation,  South Africa's state-owned asset manager and a key investor in social infrastructure, has released a new research paper proposing a transformative, investment-led approach to revitalising the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector. South Africa's education system faces a structural bottleneck, with the number of matriculants surpassing the intake capacity of conventional tertiary institutions. The PIC says while the TVET sector presents a viable alternative pathway, it remains underutilised due to persistent challenges, including misalignment between training programmes and the needs of the economy. To unpack this report Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Zanele Mocumi, the Sector Specialist for Social Infrastructure at the PIC and the author of the paper as well as Professor Wayne Hugo, lecturer and researcher in the school of Education and development at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal

The Public Investment Corporation, &nbsp;South Africa's state-owned asset manager and a key investor in social infrastructure, has released a new research paper proposing a transformative, investment-led approach to revitalising the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector. South Africa's education system faces a structural bottleneck, with the number of matriculants surpassing the intake capacity of conventional tertiary institutions. The PIC says while the TVET sector presents a viable alternative pathway, it remains underutilised due to persistent challenges, including misalignment between training programmes and the needs of the economy. To unpack this report Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Zanele Mocumi, the Sector Specialist for Social Infrastructure at the PIC and the author of the paper as well as Professor Wayne Hugo, lecturer and researcher in the school of Education and development at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal

PIC calls  for public-private partnership investment strategy to overhaul South Africa's TVET sector

The Department of Social Development in KwaZulu-Natal has removed 19 children from a controversial religious group at KwaMaphumulo, which has been accused of violating the rights of children and isolating its members from society. The removal of the children was confirmed during a visit to the farm, where the group is based, by a delegation from government and the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities. Bongiwe Zwane caughts up with both Suhayfa Bhamjee, Senior Lecturer at the UKZN School of Law and Thuba Vilane, spokesperson for the KZN Department of Social Development 

The Department of Social Development in KwaZulu-Natal has removed 19 children from a controversial religious group at KwaMaphumulo, which has been accused of violating the rights of children and isolating its members from society. The removal of the children was confirmed during a visit to the farm, where the group is based, by a delegation from government and the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities. Bongiwe Zwane caughts up with both Suhayfa Bhamjee, Senior Lecturer at the UKZN School of Law and Thuba Vilane, spokesperson for the KZN Department of Social Development&nbsp;

Removal of 19 Children from religious group at KwaMaphumulo draws various reactions 

South Africa's Constitutional Court has delivered a significant judgment tightening the requirements for constructive dismissal, confirming that employees must exhaust internal grievance procedures before resigning and claiming dismissal. Constructive dismissal happens when an employee is forced to resign due to unbearable or hostile working conditions created by the employer. Although it is the employee who formally resigns, the law treats it as dismissal by the employer.  According to experts in the employment law practice at commercial law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH), the Court's determination clarifies that claiming constructive dismissal is a matter of last resort and should not be for the taking AND adds that that informal complaints alone are not enough. Bongiwe Zwane caught up with Lee Masuku, Senior Associate in Employment Law at law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr  

South Africa's Constitutional Court has delivered a significant judgment tightening the requirements for constructive dismissal, confirming that employees must exhaust internal grievance procedures before resigning and claiming dismissal. Constructive dismissal happens when an employee is forced to resign due to unbearable or hostile working conditions created by the employer. Although it is the employee who formally resigns, the law treats it as dismissal by the employer. &nbsp;According to experts in the employment law practice at commercial law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH), the Court's determination clarifies that claiming constructive dismissal is a matter of last resort and should not be for the taking AND adds that that informal complaints alone are not enough. Bongiwe Zwane caught up with Lee Masuku, Senior Associate in Employment Law at law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr &nbsp;

Association of Independent Publishers set to commemorate 20th anniversary

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