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Digital Lab Refurbished at Soweto School Through Microsoft Partnership
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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube and Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi have handed over a refurbished digital laboratory at Phefeni Secondary School in Soweto.
The upgrade, supported by Microsoft South Africa and its partners, gives learners access to modern digital tools to boost skills, literacy and numeracy.
The ministers say the lab is a step toward expanding digital access and preparing pupils for a technology-driven future. Microsoft’s National Technology Officer, Asif Vallley, says it will help equip learners with essential skills and create more engaging classrooms.
The upgrade, supported by Microsoft South Africa and its partners, gives learners access to modern digital tools to boost skills, literacy and numeracy.
The ministers say the lab is a step toward expanding digital access and preparing pupils for a technology-driven future. Microsoft’s National Technology Officer, Asif Vallley, says it will help equip learners with essential skills and create more engaging classrooms.
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UKZN Researcher Honoured for Cancer Treatment Innovation
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A University of KwaZulu-Natal researcher has received international recognition for advancing personalised cancer therapy.
Dr Bawinile Hadebe was awarded the Saul Hertz Young Investigator Award at the Theranostic World Conference in Cape Town for her PhD research in theranostics.
She is a senior lecturer at the university and heads the Nuclear Medicine Clinical Unit at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital.
Her work focuses on targeted radionuclide therapies for prostate and neuroendocrine cancers, using imaging to treat tumours more precisely while limiting damage to healthy tissue. She says losing her father to chemotherapy-related complications inspired her commitment to improving cancer care.
Dr Bawinile Hadebe was awarded the Saul Hertz Young Investigator Award at the Theranostic World Conference in Cape Town for her PhD research in theranostics.
She is a senior lecturer at the university and heads the Nuclear Medicine Clinical Unit at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital.
Her work focuses on targeted radionuclide therapies for prostate and neuroendocrine cancers, using imaging to treat tumours more precisely while limiting damage to healthy tissue. She says losing her father to chemotherapy-related complications inspired her commitment to improving cancer care.
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Santa Shoebox Project Calls for Volunteers as It Marks 20 Years of Giving
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The Santa Shoebox Project is calling on volunteers to help deliver festive gift boxes to vulnerable children as it celebrates 20 years of impact.
The charity has distributed more than 1.35 million shoeboxes over the past two decades, each filled with essential items and treats for underprivileged children.
Sponsorship and Regional Manager in Gauteng, Margie Kostelac, says volunteers from all provinces are needed to assist with collections, quality checks and handovers.
The organisation says more than 75-thousand children benefit each year, with corporate pledges opening in August and individual pledges in September.
CEO Deb Zelezniak says the continued support of volunteers and donors has helped create lasting moments of dignity and joy for children across the country
The charity has distributed more than 1.35 million shoeboxes over the past two decades, each filled with essential items and treats for underprivileged children.
Sponsorship and Regional Manager in Gauteng, Margie Kostelac, says volunteers from all provinces are needed to assist with collections, quality checks and handovers.
The organisation says more than 75-thousand children benefit each year, with corporate pledges opening in August and individual pledges in September.
CEO Deb Zelezniak says the continued support of volunteers and donors has helped create lasting moments of dignity and joy for children across the country
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Your financial indicators for this hour:
The Rand is trading at 15.98 to the US Dollar, 21.69to the British Pound, and 18.91 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,919.53 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 67.42 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 67,756.00.
The Rand is trading at 15.98 to the US Dollar, 21.69to the British Pound, and 18.91 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,919.53 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 67.42 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 67,756.00.
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