A 3rd year chemical engineering student from the University of Cape Town in a vacation "boot camp" to help with supplementary exam preparation.Jennifer CaseSouth Africa is in the grip of a skills shortage. Among the top ten skills needed to boost its lacklustre economic growth are civil, mechanical, industrial and chemical engineers.
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Children's labour entails both benefits and harm that should be assessed at the local levelReuters/Finbarr O'ReillyImages of children working in hazardous and abusive conditions naturally provoke strong emotional reactions. For this reason, measures designed to stop children from working, and make sure they go to school, attract little opposition...
Many Nigerians have been displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency.Reuters/Afolabi SotundeTerrorism is on the increase in Africa. Between 1995 and 2001, the continent was the fifth most-targeted region after Latin America, Western Europe, Asia and the Middle East for acts of terrorism. Since then things have taken a sharp turn for the worse.
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The federal government wants to stop terrorists groups recruiting Australians online.Shutterstock/Stokkete Terrorist groups are increasingly using the internet to attract new recruits, which is why the federal government has announced extra funding in the federal budget to combat terrorist propaganda online.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said:
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For a long time, you might have defaulted to overseas suppliers when sourcing fabricated metal components for a project. The unit price was lower on paper, and the maths seemed straightforward. That...
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The growth of e-commerce and modern retail has transformed customer expectations. Consumers now expect fast shipping, accurate order processing, and seamless delivery experiences regardless of where...
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