Artisan Graduates Want P72m From Gov't

Artisan level graduates from Technical colleges and Brigades are demanding P72 million from government.

From 2013 August, the Department of Tertiary Education Financing (DTEF) took a decision to stop sponsoring technical colleges and brigade students.

To rectify the matter, the Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training stepped in and reached an agreement with students to give them P300 monthly allowance and a tool box worth a minimum of P4,000 per student upon completion.

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Deadly weekend demands immediate vigilance

The heartbreaking reports carried elsewhere on this publication of a woman killed in Metsimotlhabe and four family members perishing near Metsimaswaana Bridge are, devastatingly, not isolated incidents. They represent the sharp, painful tip of a weekend that has seen far too many collisions, injuries, and losses on the roads. This alarming spike in fatalities is a screaming siren we cannot ignore. It compels a direct and urgent plea to every...

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