MARYLAND SCHOOL OFFICER STOPS ARMED STUDENT WHO SHOT 2 OTHERS. A 17- year- old male student shot two other students at Great Mill High School in Maryland on Tuesday morning before a school resource officer engaged him and stopped the threat ;according to St. Mary's Country Sheriff Tim Cameron. The incident began in a school hallway at 7:55 am ;just before classes started . Austin Wyatt Rollins, armed with a handgun, shot a female and a male student .The shooter had a prior relationship with the female student, Cameron said. School resource officer Blaine Gaskill responded to the scene in less than a minute , the sheriff said. Gaskill fired a round at the shooter ,and the shooter fired around simultaneously, Cameron said Rollins was later pronounced dead . Gaskill was unharmed . the 16 -year-old female student is in critical condition with life -threatening injuries ,and the 14-years -old student who was shot is in stable condition. ...
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VAT INCREASED FROM 14% TO 15%. There is a massive gap in the country's finances, to put it bluntly. South Africa has an R48 billion hole in the fiscus that needs to be filled , and part of finance minister Malusi Gigaba's solution in last week 's 2018 budget was to push up value-added tax (VAT) by 1 percent point, as of 1 April 2018.This is the first increase in VAT in 25 years . Joubert emphasized that not everything you spend on will be affected essential items and services such as zero -rated foods,rent and accommodation, interest on loans and school fees are all exempt. Vat will mostly effect negatively poor because they will have to pay more of which they receive low incomes but as for rich people wiill not even realise the increase of vat but poorer will face consequently of Vat.Then what does this increment mean to the taxpayers.
MANY PEOPLE ARE VERY ANGRY ABOUT XHOSA INITIATON (ULWALUKO) MOVIES many people are very angry because of the gay Xhosa initiation love story inxeba (the wound) is getting so much scrutiny across social media . other reasons for the backlash are the movie's in depth look at the tradition Xhosa initiation ceremony , as well as the fact that it is directed by a white man John Trengove. people feel so betrayed and disrespected because of their custom exposed in media since they believe that no one should know about it, while some people say that it should be exposed since it helps people to know the advantages and disadvantages of this custom. South Africa's Inxeba takes a stark, unflinching look at black African masculinity by taking a taboo subject in societies and situating it hushed setting ,Xhosa initiation from boyhood to manhood. what do think? is it time South Africans began having a conversation aroun...
WESTERN CAPE DAMS LEVELS DROP EVEN MORE. The latest average level for dams across the western cape is 20,83% compared to 30,09% for the same time last year ,MEC for local government ,Environment Affairs and development Planning Anton Bredell said on Monday. "At this stage , the water situation in our 30 municipalities is stable , thanks to continued interventions as well as a concerted effort to save water by citizens and business". In Cape Town , the maximum limit for personal consumption is 50 litres per person per day in line with level 6B water restrictions introduced on February 1. if the city's overall consumption is not reduced to at least 450ml per day and dam levels reach 13,5% a plan called Day Zero will kick in .in terms of this plan , people will have to queue for a ration of 25 litres of water per day ,to be fetched at points of distribution.
S HOULD PEOPLE CHOOSE CAREER FOR MONEY OR HAPPINESS? There are different reasons for people to choose their careers ,its either for money(high paying jobs) or following passion. following passion does not always translate into a high paying job but as for money you care less about the job and care more about the salary. As for me following your passion is the best because that can make you to be able to sacrifice your personal things for your job if necessary, it brings happiness , less of stresses and ethical practises. many people think that some jobs are less in value than others because of the salary paid, but I say it depends whether you have a passion for that particular job or not, if a person chooses t...
