trufm Current Affairs

Do we need more Technical High Schools to equip pupils with vocational training skills? Ayabonga Kekana poses this question to the Basic Education Department's Deputy Director-General for the Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring branch Dr. Barney Mthembu and Education Specialist, Nomandla Singeni... 

Are the challenges and delays in the full implement of the Coding and Robotics curriculum in the Foundation Phase setting pupils up for failure? Ayabonga Kekana poses this question to the Basic Education Department's Deputy Director-General for the Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring branch Dr. Barney Mthembu and Education Specialist, Nomandla Singeni... 

News Review host Ayabonga Kekana reviews the curriculum offered in the Early Childhood Development phase with the Basic Education Department's Deputy Director-General for the Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring branch Dr. Barney Mthembu and Education Specialist, Nomandla Singeni... 

Inyanga ka-June eMzantsi Afrika iphawula umzabalazo wolutsha lwango-1976, kwaye kulo nyaka kuphawulwa iminyaka eyi-50 sukela ulutsha lwelo xesha lwaqhankqalazela ukuchasa ukumiliselwa komthetho wezemfundo iBantu Education Act ka-1953 ngurhulumente welo xesha. Namhlanje sithe masijonge kwi-curriculum yorhulumente wentando yesininzi. UAyabonga Kekana uye wancokola nophuma kwisebe lezemfundo esisisek...

Imbaleki yaseQonce eMpuma Koloni, uMangaliso Kani, ukwiphulo lokuxhobisa uluntu ngokhubazeko i-Autism. Oku uzakwenza ngokubayinxa-lenye yogqatso lomgama olikhulu namashumi amathandathu leeKhilomitha(160 km), nolubizwa ukuba yi-Washie 100 oluphakathi kwesixeko sakuGompo kunye neCawa. Kukho inkolelo yokuba alwanelanga ulwazi uluntu olunalo nge-autism ukuba lukhubazeko olunjani, luchaphazela bani, no...

Ukuvalwa kwelizwi lowasetyhini, ukunyhashwa kwesidima sakhe, nokuba aphile phantsi kwesithunzi sempumelelo yomnye umntu. Ezi zizinto ezikhankanywa yincwadi ebhalwe nguZilungile Ganyaza, nesihloko sayo sithi "99.9% Truth."  Ayabonga Kekana has a conversation with the author

Njengokuba uMzantsi Afrika uphawula inyanga yabantu abatsha, ulutsha lweli luyakhuthazwa ukuba ludlale indima njengabemi beli kwiinkqubo ze-democracy. Luyamenywa ukuba luthathe inxaxheba kumaphulo angqamene nonyulo, njengokuba unyulo ludlala indima enkulu ekuthabatheni izigqibo zelizwe. Le mpelaveki siya kuyo ibekelwe bucala ukubhalisela unyulo nokuyo kuqinisekisa ukuba umntu ulubhalisele olu nyul...

Urhulumente wephondo iMpuma Koloni uphawule usuku lwabantu abatsha kwilali yaseMaxesibeni, kumasipala wesithili i Alfred Nzo. Lo ngummnandla oneqondo eliphezulu lentswela-ngqesho, ingakumbi kubantu abatsha. Eli phondo lelona litshatsheleyo kwintswela-ngqesho kweli lizwe, ukungaphuhliswa kwabantu abatsha, kwanolwaphulo-mthetho olubandakanya abantu abatsha. Inkulu-baphathiswa yephondo, u Oscar Mabuy...

Umongameli uCyril Ramaphosa uthi nakubeni abantu abatsha bejongene nemingeni eliqela nje, kodwa kuninzi okusele kwenziwe ngurhulumente wedemocracy ukuguqula impilo yabo. Umongameli ebethetha ngethuba lesikhumbuzo seminyaka engamashumi amahlanu yokuphawula usuku lolutsha kuzwelonke kwibala lezemidlalo iFNB, ngaphandle kwaseSoweto eRhawutini. Ukuba sihlalutye akuthethileyo umongameli, emnxebeni uAma...

NgoLwesibini, uMzantsi Afrika uzakube uphawula amashumi amahlanu eminyaka sukela oko kwathi kwabanjwa uqhankqalazo lwabafundi oluyimbali eSoweto, ngomhla weshumi elinesithandathu kuJune ngo-1976, nolwaluchasene nesicwangciso sorhulumente wengcinezelo sokufundisa zonke izifundo kwizikolo zabantu abamnyama ngolwimi lesiBhulu. Amapolisa athulula ngeembhumbhulu kubafundi ababeqhankqalaza, nto leyo eya...

Iziko iAllan Grey Orbis Foundation limemelela kubafundi bezikolo zamabanga aphakamileyo kwingingqi yamazwe akumazantsi e-Afrika ukuba bangenele ukhuphiswano olubizwa nge-Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge. Olu khuphiswano luvuleleke kuzo zonke izikolo zamabanga aphezulu eMzantsi Afrika, kwaye kwezinye izinto ligxile ekufundiseni abantu abatsha ngotyalo-mali noshishino. U-Ayabonga Kekana uncokol...

Inyanga yeSilimela eMzantsi Afrika yenye yeenyanga ezibaluleke kakhulu kwimbali yenkululeko yeli. Le nyanga ikwaziwa njengeyanga yolutsha nephawula isiganeko sango-1976 ngomhla weshumi elinesithandathu, apho ulutsha lweli lwaqhankqalaza luchasa inkqubo yokufundiswa ngolwimi lwesibhulu. Kulo nyaka, kuphawulwa iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu sukela ukwehla kwesi siganeko. Yilonto icandelo lorhulumento...

Ayabonga Kekana is in conversation with the researcher and retired sports editor, Molefi Mika who tells us how the "Bafana Bafana" nickname was coined in the early 90s. In this conversation, Mika starts by responding to the question of why the national team got the Four-by-Four nickname...

I-Uyinivesithi yaseFort Hare kwisixeko sakuGompo, eMpuma Koloni inikezela iinkonzo zasimahla zokunceda uluntu olunengxaki yokuthetha, iSpeech Therapy ngolwasemzini. Le klinikhi izakusebenza ngendlela ezimbini, ukunikezela iinkonzo eluntwini ngelithuba ikwanikezela ngoqeqesho kubafundi abenza izifundo ezijongene neengxaki zokungakwazi ukuthetha kakuhle, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Amanda Xhala is in...

Siyaqhuba nakule veki ukuncokola nekomishoni yonyulo ezimeleyo i-IEC, nanjengoko iqhuba nokufundisa uluntu ngeenkqubo ezimayela novoto. Oku kuza nanjengoko kushiyeke iinyanga ezine phambi kokuba kubanjwe unyulo loomasipala ngoNovember. Namhlanje sizakuphendula umbuzo ongokubaluleka kokubhalisela unyulo. U-Amanda Xhala uncokole nosekela-manejala kwa-IEC eMpuma Koloni, uMasindi Mosehana...

Uqoqosho loMzantsi Afrika luthe nyi ngo 0.5% kwikota yokuqala ka2026, lusuka ku0.4% kwikota yokugqibela ka2025. Iinkcukacha zamva nje ezikhutshwe liziko leenkcukacha manani loMzantsi Afrika iStatsSA, zibonisa ukuba oku kuxhaswe kukumimitheka kwamacandelo ezolimo, elemicimbi yemali, elorhwebo, elothutho nelezimbiwa. Uhlumo lubekho kumacandelo alithoba kwalishumi aqwalaselwe nguStatsSA, ngaphandle k...

Ikomishoni ejongene namalungelo oluntu eMzantsi Afrika kwi-ofisi yayo eseMpuma Koloni, ibinenkqubo yokunyanzelisa amagosa aphezulu omasipala wesithili saseOR Tambo ukuba anike ubungqina ngokugunyaziswe yinkundla, naquka usodolophu nomanejala walo masipala. Oku kulandela inkxalabo eqhubayo malunga nokungafikeleli koluntu kumanzi acocekileyo kwesasithili jikelele. Ezinkqubo zihambiselana nomsebenzi...

Ikomiti ejongene nemicimbi yezekhaya epalamente iyamkele intetho yaphezolo kamongameli uCyril Ramaphosa, ngelithi izakuba sisiseko sokusabela kumba wokungena ngokungekho mthethweni kwabantu kweli. Usihlalo wale komiti, uMosa Chabane, uthi imhemhe kungokunje ilele kumaSebe karhulumente abandakanyekayo, ukuba amilisele lo myalelo ucacileyo nogqalileyo ubhengezwe ngumongameli. Ukusabela kulo mba, emn...

Ngethuba ethetha nesizwe izolo, uMongameli Cyril Ramaphosa ubhengeze ukuba urhulumente uqinisa iinzame zokubuyisela ucwangco kwinkqubo ejongene nokufika kwabantu kweli loMzantsi Afrika. UMongameli ubhengeze uthotho lweenkqubo zongenelelo ezijoliswe ekuqiniseni ulawulo lwemida, ukuqinisa unyanzeliso lomthetho kunye nokuphucula iinkqubo zeSebe lezeKhaya. Amanyathelo aquka ukusetyenziswa okuphuculwey...

U-Ayabonga Kekana uncokole nomhlalutyi wezopolitiko uGqirha Nkosikhulule Nyembezi uyasincedisa ukuhlalutya intetho kamongameli uCyril Ramaphosa ngommba odl’umzi. Umba omayela nemithetho elawula ukuphuma nokungena kwabantu kweli nabasuka kwabanye amazwe. Intetho kaRamaphosa iza nanjengoko kuqhuba ukujongana ngezikhondo zamehlo phakathi kwabemi boMzantsi Afrika nabo basuka kwamanye amazwe. Abe...

Ngamawaka abafundi kumaziko emfundo ephakamileyo abathi bayeke isikolo ngenxa yendlala. Kukho nophando oluveza ukuba baphakathi komyinge we11 per cent kunye no 38-point-eight per cent abafundi abathwaxwa yindlala kwii-Yunivesithi zeli. Oku kwenzeka nanjengoko abanye abafundi bengafumani nkxaso-mali nakumaziko engxowa-mali exhasa abafundi afana no-NSFAS. Yiloo nto ke umbutho wabafundi kwiziko-mfund...

Iveki esiyiqukumbelayo ibiphawula ukhuseleko lwabantwana, iChild Protection Week. Phakathi kwezinye izinto ezithe zanikwa ingqwalasela kukuxhatshazwa kwamakhwenkwe ngokwesondo. Uphando olwenziwe nguGqirha Neziswa Titi nophuma kwiziko-mfundo i-University of Cape Town lubonisa ukuba kusenzima amakhwenkwe athethe ngokuphandle ngeziganeko zoxhatshazo xa zithe zabehlela kuba bengafuni ukubonwa njengaba...

UMzantsi Afrika ubhiyozela iminyaka engamashumi amathathu kulo nyaka, sukela oko kwathi kwasekwa umgaqo-siseko weli. Umgaqo-siseko weli uqulathe amalungelo oluntu, nekufuneka ethotyelwe, ekhuselwe, kwaye anganyhashwa nangubani na. Namhlanje siza kuqwalasela uSection 11-12 kaChapter 2 womgaqo-siseko. Ezi section zimbini zithetha ngelungelo lokuphila, inkululeko nokhuseleko lomntu. Ukusicacisela ban...

Isebe lokuhlaliswa koluntu kwiMpuma Koloni lizise utshintsho kuhlobo lokuhlawula oonoKontraka abanesivumelwano soshishino norhulumente sokwakha izindlu. Olu tshintsho luza kubona ngoku oonoKhontraka behlawulwa xa bewugqibile umsebenzi wolwakhiwo lwezindlu, kunokuba bahlawulwe kwizigaba zomsebenzi. Isebe linenkolelo yokuba olu tshintsho luza kukhawulezisa inkqubo yokukhawulelana nomthwalo wezindlu...

Uphando olwenziwe yi-Education Labour Relations Council, lubonisa ukuba abafundi abangaphezulu kwe 360-thousand kumaphondo asibhozo, abanazazisi. Oku kubonisa umngeni kwinkqubo yobhaliso eMzantsi Afrika. Lengxelo isiwe phambi kwekomiti yasepalamente nalapho lekomiti ivakalise ukuba kufuneka amasebe karhulumente ohlukileyo angenelele. Ukungabikho kwenani elichanekileyo labafundi ezikolweni, kubange...