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Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba delivered the keynote address at the recent Unisa 2013 Inaugural Africa’s Futures Lecture. 
Higher education and youth issues were two major features during the 2013 budget speech as Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan set lofty ambitions for South Africa over the next two decades. 
Theo van der Vyver of the Department of Economics has received the prestigious International Education Faculty Achievement Award. 
How did the universe begin? Are we alone in the universe? What is dark matter? What is the nature of the dark energy? Did Einstein have the last word on gravity? How do stars form and how do galaxies evolve over time? 
Principal and Vice-Chancellor Prof Mandla Makhanya recently met our new batch of students to set the tone for the rest of the academic year. 
President Jacob Zuma delivered his 2013 State of the Nation Address, promising a greater focus on education and employment, among others. 
Veteran radio jock and TV presenter, Mark Pilgrim, shocked the country when he suffered a severe heart attack in 2008 at the age of 38. He recently spoke to the news team about cardiovascular disease and the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. 
Anene Booysen, 17, was gang raped, mutilated and left for dead. Charmaine Mare, 16, was burnt – her arms and legs hacked off. These are just some of the recent rape and murder cases that have shocked South Africans. 
Informal businesses will never be the springboard for successful and productive business development and growth‚ so South Africa needs to focus more on formal business development‚ BMR research has found. |
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