Icandelo lezifundo zoshishino noqoqosho kwiziko-mfundo iNelson Mandela University eMpuma Koloni likwiphulo lokuqokelela ii-Scientific Calculators ukunceda abafundi bamabanga aphakamileyo nabenza izifundo zezibalo. Eli phulo liyinxalenye yokuphawula iphulo lehlabathi lokukhumbula umqela walowo wayengumongameli weli uNelson Mandela. u Ayabonga Kekana ubambe udliwano ndlebe nophuma kwi marketing office kweliziko lemfundo u Sinaye Willie

Umphicothi zincwadi weli u Tsakani Maluleke, ebebambe indibano noonondaba izolo enikeza ingxelo emva kwendibano yakhe nekomiti yepalamente ejongene nentsebenziswano kulawulo lukarhulumente nemicimbi yemveli, yeziphumo zophicotho lwakhe loomasipala beli lonyakamali u 2024/25. Kweziziphumo ngokutsho komphicothi zincwadi, kubonakala ukuphucuka okuthile nokubangelwa kukufakwa kwamaxwebhu adingekayo ngabanye oomasipala, bembalwa abangawafakanga lamaxwebhu. Namhlanje ke kwinkqubo-ndaba yakho uAyabonga Kekana ukrwece oyiBusiness Unit Leader kwi ofisi yomphicothi-zincwadi kwiphondo iMpuma Koloni, uThobile Ntetha...

Kunyaka ka-2023 ngumyinge ka-33 percent wabafundi abenza ibanga leshumi abaachophela iimviwo zephepha lezibalo, ngethuba bebalelwa ku-66% abafundi kweli abenza iMathematical Literacy. Kukho inkxalabo ngokuba abafundi xa befika kwibakala le-Further Education and Training phase okanye amabanga aphakathi kuka-Grade 10 no-Grade 12, baye bakhethe ukwenza i-Pure Mathematics kune Mathematical Literacy? Yintoni ebangela oku kwaye ikhona into esi s'khwa s'lima kwesi sigqibo? Emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana ubambe ophuma kwiSebe lemfundo esisiseko noyingcali kwizifundo zezibalo, uSeliki Tlabane…

UMzantsi Afrika ujamelene nomngeni omandla wentswelangqesho. Ngokweenkcukacha zeziko iStats SA zekota yokuqala yalo nyaka, iqondo lentswela-ngqesho kulutsha oluphakathi kweminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu ukuya kumashumi amabini anesine ubudala likumyinge we 60,9%, ngeli lixa elolutsha oluphakathi kweminyaka engamashumi amabini anesine ukuya kumashumi amathathu anesine ubudala likumyinge we 40.6%. Amaqondo kwiphondo iMpuma Koloni akumyinge we 29.8%. Kungesi sizathu ke iqumrhu lezoshishino kumasipala ombhaxa iNelson Mandela Bay ligqibe kwelokuba lingenelele ngokuthi lincedise ekulweni intswela-ngqesho ngenkqubo yalo ebizwa iDigital Technician Training Programme. Ukuxoxa banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana uhleli noyi-Chief Growth Officer kwiNelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber, uLunga Mjodo... 

The UCT's Children’s Institute and a group of South African parents, represented by the Legal Resources Centre, took the Home Affairs Department to the Western Cape High Court over the massive registration backlog. This legal action is due to the severe delays in the processing of applications for birth registration, and the significant consequences this has on the constitutional rights of children. Amanda Xhala is in conversation with the Children's Institute's Amanda Mpedi...

Umbutho woluntu kumasipala ombaxa iNelson Mandela Bay, iCivil Society Coalition, unezikhalazo eziliqela neziyinkxalabo ngomasipala i-NMB. Phakathi kwezikhalazo zabo kuquka umgangatho ongaphucukanga wokusiwa kweenkonzo eluntwini, ukuchitheka kwelindle ezitalatweni, neendlela ezingekhosemgangathweni. U-Ayabonga Kekana uye wancokola nomanejala walo masipala uSithembiso Soyaya malunga nezikhalazo zabahlali....

Kule mpela-veki siphuma kuyo ikomishoni yonyulo ezimeleyo i-IEC ibiqhuba inkqubo yokubhalisela uvoto loo masipala luka-2026 ngo-November. Masincokole nekomishoni ukuva ukuba iqhube njani le nkqubo ingakumbi kwiphondo iMpuma Koloni, nokuba abantu abangakhange bakwazi ukubhalisa kule mpela-veki bangakwazi na bona ukubhalisa kumaqonga obuchwepheshe ekomishoni? Emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana wamkela usekela-manejala we-IEC ephondweni uMasindi Mosehana…

Ixesha elininzi iingxoxo ezigxile kwimfundo eMzantsi Afrika zigxila kakhulu ekubeni uluntu lufikelele kwimfundo ephakamileyo. Kodwa nangona kunjalo abanye abafundi abaphumelele emagqabini kwibanga leshumi baye badibane nemingeni kwiindawo abafunda kuzo, nalapho iziphumo ezihle kungesosixhobo sokuvuselela ukuzithemba. Abanye abafundi abase Yunivesithi bathi ubunzima abadibana nabo buquka ukuphila phantsi koxinezelelo, ukuzimela kwakunye nokungaqiniseki ukuba uzakufikelela njani empumelelweni. Noxa kunjalo, iziko iRuta Sechaba Foundation, lincedisana nabafundi ukuze bafikelele kwinqanaba lempumelelo. Eliziko kulo nyaka ligqiba iminyaka elishumi liqhuba namaphulo okunceda abafundi. Ukusabela banzi ngomsebenzi walo, nokujonga ukuba ngabafundi abanjani elithi lincedisane nabo, emnxebeni uAmanda Xhala uthethe noligosa eliphezulu elijongene nezicwangciso zonxibelelwano kweliziko nase Curro, uNatasha Mkhize....

Ebutsheni bale nyanga, i-arhente yezobuchwepheshe ebizwa i-Technology Innovation Agency, iTIA ngamafuphi, nephantsi kweSebe lezenzululwazi, ubuchwepheshe nokusungulwa kweemveliso ezintsha, ityikitye izivumelwano namaziko amane, ngeenzame zokuvulwa kwamathuba kumaphulo entsebenziswano, kwiinkqubo zophuhliso lwezakhono, nokusekwa kweziseko zobuchwepheshe, phakathi kwezinye izinto.  Le arhente izibophelele ekwakheni uqoqosho olukhokelwa bubuchwepheshe obuza nohlumo, nokuveliswa  kwezithuba zengqesho. Ikwaxhasa neemveliso zobuchwepheshe ezintsha, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Ukuva banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni uAmanda Xhala ubambe oyi General Manager for Stakeholder Relations and Strategic Partnerships, kwi Technology innovation Agency, uThandi Moyo-Nquma... 

Intlanganisela yemibutho yoluntu noshishino kumasipala ombhaxa iNelson Mandela Bay eMpuma Koloni, ikhuphe isilumkiso esingqongqo ngoko ikubiza nje ngokufadala kohanjiso lweenkonzo kulo masipala. Le ntlanganisela iphawule iziseko zeendlela ezifadalalayo, ukungakhuseleki koluntu, ukuqhawu-qhawuka kwamanzi nombane, nokusilela kukamasipala ukuhlangabezana nale mingeni, nebeke ichaphaza kwinkangeleko yalo masipala umbhaxa. U-Amanda Xhala uncokole nisithethi se-Civil Society Coalition, uZukile Madikane...