NAPTOSA noted with interest the recent research report on the learner flow through schools by the Stellenbosch University’s Research on Socioeconomic Policy (RESEP) group. Although the report’s main aim was to present a picture of the kind of data analysis that is possible with high quality… Read More

NAPTOSA is pleased to announce that it has entered into partnership with KIA Motors for purchases of new vehicles starting from 1 September 2021. The partnership involves a special pricing offer to NAPTOSA members of cost plus 2% on all vehicles in the KIA range, plus a rebate, the value of which… Read More

The employment figures for South Africa for the second quarter of 2021, released by Stats SA earlier this week, makes for depressing reading. An official unemployment rate of 34,1%, the highest since the start of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey in 2008, is indeed sad. The impact on job losses as… Read More

NAPTOSA has noted with grave concern the submission on sexual gender-based violence made by the South African Council for Educators (SACE) to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Basic Education last week, which shows no let -up in cases of this nature. After all the focus and campaigns on… Read More

The Minister of Finance on 28 July 2021 announced details on the measures to support the recovery of the economy and provide relief to the poor in the wake of the spate of violent unrests and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, alluded to by the President on 25 July 2021. NAPTOSA welcomes the relief… Read More

The President on 27 July 2021 announced that schools would close a week earlier for the second term and because conditions had not improved the re-opening of schools for the third term was further extended from 19 to 26 July 2021. Fortunately, conditions have improved to allow the third term to… Read More