| © 2017 South Africa - The Good News Alec Hogg recently spoke to Jakkie Cilliers, author of FATE of the NATION which offers three scenarios for South Africa’s future. I have attempted to summarise the interview below, it is worth a read – no doubt the next three months are going to be ugly, interesting, unpredictable, and …..absolutely critical to our future – Steuart Pennington. Your book ‘Fate of the Nation’ poses three scenarios: the upside being Mandela Magic, the middle road and the most likely one being Bafana Bafana, and the downside being Nation Divided. Perhaps, before we talk about each of those, what are the key assumptions that you plugged in to get to those scenarios? Alec, the key assumption is that politics and developments in the ANC in particular are fundamental to South Africa’s future for the next few years.
...[read more] Nxasana donates books worth over R12.5 million to Walter Sisulu University A love of books shared with schools in Alexandra by Future Nation Schools Future Nation Schools celebrated the conclusion of Heritage Month by embracing African literature at their Book Fair and Literary Festival on Saturday, September 30, 2017. In celebration of the Future Nation Schools first book fair, Founder of Future Nation Schools and chairperson of NSFAS and the National Education Collaboration trust, Sizwe Nxasana donated more than 25,000 books worth more than R12.5m to Walter Sisulu University (WSU). In keeping with Future Nation School’s focus on entrepreneurship, technology and computer skills, a multitude of books focussing on Business Sciences and Computer Sciences were donated to WSU.
...[read more] HERITAGE DAY: A FUN GAME to ‘OWN IT’. Wheelchair Wednesday campaign scores again CAPTION: Celebrating the handover of 165 wheelchairs at the Nelson Mandela Stadium on Wednesday after a successful Wheelchair Wednesday campaign were, back from left, Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities chairman Garth van Niekerk, SPAR Eastern Cape sponsorship controller Roseann Shadrach, APD chief executive Brian Bezuidenhout, SPAR EC sponsorships and events manager Alan Stapleton, Network for Caring’s Jacqui Salmon and, front, Unathi Malinga, Max Kulati, Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Athol Trollip and Sati Pillay. The Wheelchair Wednesday project wrapped up another successful campaign today when it handed over 165 wheelchairs to needy residents in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro.
...[read more] THIS WEEK'S FAST FACT 2.9 million South Africans live with disabilities, yet only one percent have jobs (Source StatsSA) RAMA TEACHES THE FUTURE LEADERS OF SOUTH AFRICA TO EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST EVERYDAY UPLIFTING SOUTH AFRICA’S DEAF COMMUNITY DEAF EMPLOYED AND EDUCATED – 500 000 UNEMPLOYED NATIONALLY COLIN MATHEBULA RESTORES BIKES FNB BUSINESS AFFIRMED BEST BUSINESS BANK IN SA – 5 TIMES OVER MANAGE YOUR FINANCES THIS SPRING! South Africa - The Good News You are receiving this email Newsletter as a subscriber to our Newsletter group Like Tweet Share Forward Preferences | Unsubscribe | 