Dear Mype Fifteen of the Eastern Cape’s 203 public libraries are closed. This is an assault on rural development. Sadly, most of these libraries are in areas where people lack facilities and where they rely on state facilities in order to gain access to information and knowledge. Public libraries should be an important centre of learning and development in communities. They are a place where young people should have access to information for their homework and for projects for their … [Read more...] about Public Library Closures an Assault on Rural Development
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Eastern Cape Legislature welcomes Nosimo Balindlela and Jane Cowley
Today, Nosimo Balindlela and Jane Cowley were sworn in as DA Members of the Provincial Legislature by the Speaker, Noxolo Kiviet. Nosimo Balindlela is no stranger to the Provincial Legislature as she has served as Premier and MEC before. Jane Cowley was the Leader of the DA Ndlambe Council Caucus. She is also an experienced educationalist who served as the principal of a farm school for 12 years and taught at township schools. She has a master’s degree in Education. Both of these members … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape Legislature welcomes Nosimo Balindlela and Jane Cowley
Celebrate Heritage Day with Nosimo Balindlela
"When our first democratically elected government decided to make Heritage Day one of our national holidays days, we did so because we knew that our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our new nation." - President Nelson Mandela, 1996. The Democratic Alliance of the Nelson Mandela Bay region will be celebrating the "rich and varied cultural heritage" upon which it draws to make it a political home for ALL South Africans, and evidently the only South African … [Read more...] about Celebrate Heritage Day with Nosimo Balindlela
