Do you support the idea of moving public holidays?
A happy midweek to you, you’re almost there! We have a few stories to get you started this morning and one of them includes having longer weekends. We shall end with that one.
Firstly, the eThekwini Municipality confirmed there are plans to repatriate Peten-Amun, the Egyptian mummy currently on display at the Durban Natural Science Museum.
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The scholarship is aimed at helping black, Indian, and coloured students studying for film, TV and/or AV qualifications at a South African higher education institution.
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Dr Reuel Jethro Khoza has been appointed as the new chancellor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN).
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And here we are!
South Africa’s low-cost airline, FlySafair, wants the Public Holidays Act to change by moving midweek off-days to Monday or Friday. Long weekends promote travel and this change will aid in the tourism sector’s recovery…