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UJ Presents Jazz Tribute to Bheki Mseleku
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UJ Arts & Culture, in collaboration with Black Major, will present Home at Last: A Tribute to Bheki Mseleku, a live jazz performance honouring the late South African pianist and composer.
The concert features award-winning pianist Bokani Dyer and internationally acclaimed flautist Gareth Lockrane, a former member of Mseleku’s band, leading a South African ensemble to perform previously unreleased compositions for the first time in South Africa.
The event celebrates Mseleku’s enduring influence, blending heritage, innovation, and improvisation while preserving his musical legacy.
It also connects artists and audiences, highlighting the importance of cultural preservation and collaboration.
The concert features award-winning pianist Bokani Dyer and internationally acclaimed flautist Gareth Lockrane, a former member of Mseleku’s band, leading a South African ensemble to perform previously unreleased compositions for the first time in South Africa.
The event celebrates Mseleku’s enduring influence, blending heritage, innovation, and improvisation while preserving his musical legacy.
It also connects artists and audiences, highlighting the importance of cultural preservation and collaboration.
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MathMoms Programme Boosts Learning and Employment in Western Cape
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A Western Cape initiative is changing how young children experience maths while creating opportunities for unemployed women.
The MathMoms programme trains mothers to support foundation phase learners with basic maths through fun, play based lessons at schools and at home.
Since launching in Cape Town in 2016, the project has grown to reach thousands of learners, helping build confidence in a subject many find challenging.
The mothers are mentored by teachers and gain valuable skills, while also creating supportive learning environments.
The programme is strengthening links between schools, families and communities while improving early education outcomes
The MathMoms programme trains mothers to support foundation phase learners with basic maths through fun, play based lessons at schools and at home.
Since launching in Cape Town in 2016, the project has grown to reach thousands of learners, helping build confidence in a subject many find challenging.
The mothers are mentored by teachers and gain valuable skills, while also creating supportive learning environments.
The programme is strengthening links between schools, families and communities while improving early education outcomes
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R2 Billion Secured to Protect Tongaat Hulett and Jobs
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Minister of Trade and Industry, Parks Tau, confirmed that the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has provided over R2 billion to stabilise Tongaat Hulett amid financial difficulties.
The funding aims to keep operations running, protect jobs, and safeguard the sugar cane industry in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
Since October 2022, the IDC has worked with business rescue practitioners, management, and stakeholders to prevent liquidation and support a sustainable exit from business rescue, with long-term solutions in progress to secure the industry’s future.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:
The Rand is trading at 16.67 to the US Dollar, 22.23 to the British Pound, and 19.22 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,985.00 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 103.42 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 74,259.00.
The Rand is trading at 16.67 to the US Dollar, 22.23 to the British Pound, and 19.22 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,985.00 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 103.42 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 74,259.00.
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