sa Penn State DuBois, Engineering Ambassadors host annual Discover Engineering Day By www.psu.edu Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:25:02 -0400 High school students from the region recently gathered at Penn State DuBois to participate in Discover Engineering Day, an event designed to introduce them to the vast opportunities available within the engineering field. Full Article
sa Sand between their toes By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 16:28:18 +0000 Couple goes to the Arabian Gulf for three years of adventure and income; over 30 years later, they’re still serving in the Arabian Peninsula. Full Article
sa Conversation with the car mechanic By www.om.org Published On :: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 01:40:29 +0000 By striking up a conversation at the garage, worker finds a car mechanic open to talking about prayer and fasting. Full Article
sa Un arquitecto explora cómo usar su pasión como misión. By www.om.org Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:44:06 +0000 Por años, Gustavo*, un arquitecto de América Central, se sintió llamado a trabajar en la Península Arábiga. Finalmente, se presentó la oportunidad de realizar un viaje de corto plazo para ver cómo sería utilizar su profesión en el exterior. Full Article
sa News24 Business | TAKE A LOOK | SA's biggest landlord to turn Bedfordview office park into luxury apartments By www.news24.com Published On :: Monday Feb 07 2022 11:26:06 Growthpoint Properties will spend R200 million to convert its 35 000 square metre Riverwoods office park into a resort with luxury apartments. Full Article
sa News24 Business | Sandton City owners hope 2022 reignites once bustling ‘richest square mile in Africa’ By www.news24.com Published On :: Wednesday Mar 02 2022 11:48:02 Sandton was a place to be before the pandemic. But footfall in Africa's richest square mile refuses to go back to pre-pandemic levels. Restaurants and hotels around the area are struggling. Full Article
sa News24 Business | Mdantsane City owner plans more solar farms to power its malls and rely less on Eskom By www.news24.com Published On :: Tuesday Apr 19 2022 13:07:03 Vukile Property Fund plans to build more solar farms to power its malls and reduce its reliance on Eskom's power by another 5% by the end of March 2023. Full Article
sa News24 Business | Home rentals bounce back: See where in SA tenants pay the most (and the least) By www.news24.com Published On :: Monday Jun 13 2022 17:01:44 Residential rental growth has reached its best levels since the pandemic started, a new report shows. Full Article
sa News24 Business | It will take years to restore the health of Sandton offices - Growthpoint SA CEO By www.news24.com Published On :: Thursday Jun 16 2022 05:00:27 Growthpoint Properties says it will take years and a faster growing economy for Sandton office buildings to go back to how they were before Covid-19. Full Article
sa News24 Business | SA's priciest rentals: Here's what you'll get if you cough up R300k per month By www.news24.com Published On :: Saturday Aug 27 2022 10:55:33 A survey shows a mansion in Constantia, Cape Town can fetch R290 000 per month, while on the Garden Route, one can pay up to R55 000 per day for short-term holiday rentals. Full Article
sa News24 Business | Say hi to 'Sandton 2.0', as swanky suburb beefs up security with artificial intelligence By www.news24.com Published On :: Sunday Nov 06 2022 13:59:58 While some were writing Sandton's obituary during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when the work-from-home phenomenon became the norm, others - like its property owners and businesses - were planning its revival. Full Article
sa News24 Business | 200 electric Ubers coming to SA next year, starting in Joburg By www.news24.com Published On :: Tuesday Nov 12 2024 05:00:34 Uber will bring 200 BYD electric vehicles onto its platform in South Africa, starting with a pilot in Johannesburg in 2025. Full Article
sa News24 Business | 'Food inflation has all but disappeared': Bidcorp flags record trading, 'excellent' SA result By www.news24.com Published On :: Tuesday Nov 12 2024 11:24:03 Shares of Bidcorp, the food services giant founded by Brian Joffe, jumped almost 5% on Tuesday after it reported a record revenue performance for the four months to end October, including an "excellent" result from SA. Full Article
sa News24 Business | FlySafair to interdict ruling that threatens international flights By www.news24.com Published On :: Tuesday Nov 12 2024 11:25:37 FlySafair has filed an urgent application to interdict a ruling that threatens its international operations after it was found that the airline's shareholding structure violates foreign ownership regulations. Full Article
sa News24 Business | Filipino giant says Maersk unit holds SA 'hostage', will appeal Durban port interdict By www.news24.com Published On :: Tuesday Nov 12 2024 11:02:47 ICTSI said it will use all legal channels to make sure that a Maersk subsidiary, "is not successful in holding the Durban port, and indeed the South African economy hostage to their interests". Full Article
sa News24 Business | SA arm of Ivor Ichikowitz's Paramount defence group files for business rescue By www.news24.com Published On :: Wednesday Nov 13 2024 08:46:00 The South African operations of defence and aerospace company Paramount filed for business rescue amid a dispute with a drone manufacturer from the United Arab Emirates. Full Article
sa News24 Business | Growth-hungry Premier says it would even consider snapping up RCL, Libstar By www.news24.com Published On :: Wednesday Nov 13 2024 07:00:21 Blue Ribbon and Snowflake owner Premier Foods is on the prowl for acquisitions, including the likes of JSE-listed food producers like Remgro-controlled RCL Foods, Libstar and RFG, if they ever become available. Full Article
sa News24 Business | GEPF says its annual investment return is 'satisfactory' - but write-offs climb By www.news24.com Published On :: Wednesday Nov 13 2024 09:36:42 The Government Employees' Pension Fund delivered a return of 4.9% on investments for its members in the year to end-March. Full Article
sa Reading Workshop 'Unlikely to Lead to Literacy Success,' Researchers Say By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A new report from Student Achievement Partners claims that the popular reading program from literacy giant Lucy Calkins doesn't align to evidence-based practice. The review is the first in a new series that will evaluate reading programs against the scientific research base. Full Article Reading
sa Lucy Calkins Says Balanced Literacy Needs 'Rebalancing' By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A recent document signals a major change in instructional theory from the Reading Workshop creator, who previously pushed back on "phonics-centric people." Full Article Reading
sa Never leave you, never forsake you By www.om.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:28:14 +0000 A worker shares the story of one girl who recently took the courageous step to leave her life of prostitution for the freedom Christ offers. Full Article
sa COVID-19 Has Left Thousands of After-School Programs in Jeopardy By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Six in 10 programs worry they will have to shut down permanently, a survey finds—and that was before so many districts announced fall remote-learning plans. Full Article After+school
sa Do 2nd Graders Need Homework? Texas Teacher Says No By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000 A simple letter home to parents explaining a Texas 2nd grade teacher's no-homework policy has gone viral and is leading to more discussion about what's appropriate for elementary school students. Full Article Elementaryschools
sa Delaware governor issuing universal mask mandate By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Politics+and+policy
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Navigating racial discrimination and SA's property game By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Nov 05 2021 12:46:12 In this week's episode of SA Money Report we examine how racial discrimination impacts the property market and interrupts economic growth. Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Working through your 4 stages of load shedding grief By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Nov 12 2021 12:23:27 In this week's episode of SA Money Report, we delve into Eskom's latest plunge into darkness. Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Getting cargo off our roads and onto Transnet’s vast rail network By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Nov 19 2021 11:52:56 In this week's episode of SA Money Report, we explore government's plans to allow private operators to use Transnet’s rail network, which is expected to instantly move some 58 million tons of cargo off South Africa’s battered roads. Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: We see what Shell sells with its blasts on the sea floor By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Nov 26 2021 12:22:59 In this week's episode of SA Money Report, Fin24s sustainability expert Lameez Omarjee provides a seismic blast of information, helping us to understand what's Shell's plans are for waters off the Eastern Cape, and why people are so furious about it. Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: The curious case of the Public Protector's renewable energy probe By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Dec 03 2021 12:06:51 In this week's episode of SA Money Report, Fin24 investigative reporter Jan Cronje delves into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's curious investigation of the country's push for more renewable energy. Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: The oil mother lode and the battle off SA's shores By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Feb 11 2022 16:24:41 This week, SA Money Report drills down into the 'game changing' oil find off the coast of Namibia, and how this factors into the recent court battles over seismic blasting on the SA West Coast. Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Steinhoff fires salvo with Markus Jooste’s ‘mastermind’ emails By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Feb 18 2022 22:40:58 This week, SA Money Report unpacks how a series of emails by former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste is an integral part of proving a case against one of his allies in the UK Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: The Putin crony, the Naspers money and tensions in Mother Russia By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Mar 04 2022 13:09:51 This week, SA Money Report journeys in the heart of war, and comes back with a tale about Naspers' exposure in Russia, and its ties to VKontakte, whose 38-year-old CEO Vladimir Kiriyenko was sanctioned by the US. Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: A new CEO today, transformation tomorrow. Is Absa keeping it together? By www.news24.com Published On :: Saturday Apr 09 2022 05:00:31 This week, SA Money Report focuses on the controversy around the appointment of Arrie Rautenbach as Absa CEO. Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Cash problems leave Comair’s future up in the air and its planes grounded By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Jul 15 2022 09:49:10 This week Carin Smith explains why Kulula.com operator Comair grounded its planes, and what it will take to get them back in the air. Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Labour pains and the birth of all-out Numsa war By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Jul 29 2022 07:36:14 This week, SA Money Report delves into the power moves, backstabbing and court cases facing Numsa ahead of its crucial elective conference. Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Why retirement is going 2 pot, and what it means for your money By www.news24.com Published On :: Wednesday Aug 17 2022 17:27:10 This week SA Money Report discusses the new proposals to change the country's retirement system, and how you might be able to access some of your funds. Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Untangling 'blackmail' and vindication at the AG's office By www.news24.com Published On :: Thursday Sep 22 2022 05:00:22 This week SA Money Report discusses how well-respected Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke recently faced a barrage of allegations from an employee who also allegedly attempted to blackmail her, and how she ended up being vindicated. Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Probing why eThekwini's taking the nuclear option in Eskom divorce plan By www.news24.com Published On :: Thursday Sep 29 2022 09:06:39 This week SA Money Report tries to understand eThekwini's surprising plan for nuclear power, and whether the ANC's RET faction has a hand in things. Full Article
sa News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: How deep do Markus Jooste's attachment issues go? By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Oct 21 2022 14:42:25 In a very special Steinhoff edition of SA Money Report, we examine the SA Reserve Bank’s recent surprise moves against former CEO Markus Jooste. Full Article
sa News24 Business | WATCH | 'Every man for himself': Why this farmer says there's a need for mental health help By www.news24.com Published On :: Tuesday Apr 04 2023 05:00:19 Bayanda Maseko lost 2 000 chickens and more than R100 000 he invested in his farm in 2022, all because of load shedding. Full Article
sa News24 Business | Nick Hedley | Energy transition stats show SA is now way behind the rest of the world By www.news24.com Published On :: Sunday May 19 2024 18:14:27 The pace of the energy transition has accelerated exponentially in recent years and South Africa has failed to keep pace. But there is hope with legislative changes paving the way for a more competitive electricity market, says Nick Hedley. Full Article
sa Life will never be the same By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:07:33 +0000 As families devastated by the recent fire in a Bangladesh slum rebuild their lives, the team helps, and individuals tell their stories. Full Article
sa Jack Kaye, NASA associate director, research, to give meteorology colloquium talk By www.psu.edu Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:51:46 -0500 Jack Kaye, associate director for research at NASA, is the speaker for the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science’s colloquium scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus. He will give the talk “Integration of Vantage Points, Programs, and Approaches for Space-Based Earth Remote Sensing.” Full Article
sa Saskia's Albanian journey By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:10:54 +0000 Saskia perseveres through language learning and connects with a young Albanian girl who becomes a follower of Jesus. Full Article
sa Teaching in the U.S. Should Be More 'Intellectually Attractive,' Global Expert Says By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A panel of experts—including a national teacher's union president and an official from the Department of Education—discussed how to make teaching a more attractive profession. Full Article Teachingprofession
sa The Nation's Top Teachers on Self-Care, Student Voice, and What They Would Say to Trump By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The four finalists for National Teacher of the Year say their fellow teachers are sharing their stories and their students' stories more than ever, and it's time for policymakers to listen. Full Article Teachingprofession
sa Plan advances for additions, renovation to Sackett Building By www.psu.edu Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:09:47 -0500 The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance and Investment advanced a proposal on Nov. 7 for renovations and additions to Sackett Building, which borders the southwest edge of Pattee Mall on the University Park campus. Full Article
sa Proposal for new classroom building at University Park advances By www.psu.edu Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:24:32 -0500 The Penn State Board of Trustees’ Finance and Investment Committee advanced a plan on Nov. 7 to construct a new classroom building at the University Park campus. Full Article
sa IDEA Ambassadors program expands to build community, advocacy in residence halls By www.psu.edu Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:55:46 -0500 After a successful pilot program, Penn State Residence Life is expanding the IDEA Ambassador program to include cohorts in each residence area on campus with nearly double the student staff. IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility) Ambassadors are student leaders embedded in residence halls on campus with a goal of strengthening support and providing resources for resident students, especially those in their first year. Full Article
sa Veterans Day message, events for the Penn State community By www.psu.edu Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:00:00 -0500 On Veterans Day, President Bendapudi shares a message with the University community. Today's events include Penn State's annual Military Appreciation Breakfast and Veterans Day Ceremony. Full Article