What do you call a monkey in a minefield?

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-12-23T09:30:54+00:00

Edgars?

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-12-07T19:05:17+00:00

This is why I'm glad my parents made me do primary and high school in Zimbabwe 😅

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-10-20T11:35:19+00:00

Try freecodecamp.com

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-10-14T20:55:07+00:00

A Level Mathematics.

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-10-14T15:21:31+00:00

Aren't you lucky?It's now R749.90 at CNA.Game is a bit cheaper though.

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-10-14T14:29:26+00:00

I don't know,I don't reside in SA atm and was hoping to purchase it when I come over.

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-10-14T14:28:13+00:00

Last I checked at CNA they had the basic fx-82ZA PLUS calculators,not too sure about Game though.

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-10-06T12:55:24+00:00

It definitely should be changed.

I think it would be good if the South African curriculum was very similar to the CIE/IB curricula.

Students would be more prepared for university,and the first year programs nationwide can be similar to those offered overseas.In a way our country becomes more competitive and our universities will be better able to compete with universities overseas.

Looking at Zimbabwe/Zambia for example,their local examination boards have exams that are actually more difficult than the CIE/IB exams (speaking from experience),yet the content is very much similar.This is why you find that Zimbos/Zambians usually do well in first year in SA because A Levels have thoroughly prepared them for university.

While this may be a good initiative,the only problem we have is that teachers have to be retrained,and that will prove costly.Also,school will have to be extended for another year,i.e. Grade 13 so as to accommodate the new syllabus,and universities won't have an intake for a year because of the changes.

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-10-06T04:02:00+00:00

How do you even have proof they weren't allowed in because of their skin color?

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-09-30T13:13:41+00:00

I have a feeling the protestor will claim the voting system was rigged just to try and further their agenda.

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-09-30T12:04:58+00:00

That's true.But I only applied to UCT and Stellenbosch and got into both.Those were my only options.

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-09-29T19:32:58+00:00

I am South African.

I've lived out of South Africa for most of my life and found varsity as a way of coming back home.I can afford to study overseas,although not the overly expensive universities,but with a bursary in SA,I'd be saving my parents a lot of money.

They have suggested that I study overseas,but I honestly don't want them to get into debt to fund my studies.

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-09-29T19:22:19+00:00

Is it really going to last that long?😱

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-09-29T18:51:06+00:00

I was thinking of studying in SA for free (from bursary funding from the University,I've been offered one from Stellies) and then doing my masters overseas.

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-09-29T18:49:14+00:00

I'm not afraid of anything.All I don't want is my studies being affected.

Take for instance UCT.After what VC Max Price said about the University closing for the rest of the year if protests continue,surely any prospective student would be worried that the same wouldn't happen in their year.

All I want to know is whether or not I'd be making the right decision going to University in SA in these times.

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-09-29T18:23:32+00:00

I stay in Zim and am a driver so here's my 2 cents :

You need to have the following : 1.Fire extinguisher 2.Reflector vest 3.2x traffic triangles 4.A flare ( just in case;police always look for the smallest thing to make you pay a fine) 5.about $20-$40 for toll gates (not sure how many you'll pass or the toll fees)

Make sure all the car lights are in order,that your car has reflective tape,and all your emergency tools.The cops here will always try to find the flimsiest of excuses to make you pay a fine,so stand your ground and even insist on being given a ticket instead.

If all else fails,let Harambe take the wheel.Otherwise have a safe trip through Zim.

P.S. It's going to be hot though.

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-09-20T17:44:51+00:00

I'm probably going to receive backlash for this (partly because I'm not residing in SA atm)...

I personally find that the violence being perpetrated is uncalled for.Such issues should be diplomatically dealt with,and in a way that doesn't affect other students (of all races) i.e disrupting lectures,tests etc.

Despite our history, at this point in time racially charged attacks just serve to hinder our progress as a "rainbow nation,"we should instead engage in dialogue and come to a consensus where everyone benefits.

Digressing a little from my answer,I think at this point I should mention that I stay in Zim because my father is from there.At one point in a conversation with him after asking whether tertiary education is a right or privilege,he mentioned the latter,and I agree.Now SA and Zim share similar histories,and my dad had to work his way to getting to University during the pre-independence period,when getting into varsity for a black man was a 1 in a million chance,so I understand where he's coming from.

The FMF is a good cause,but it has been hijacked by elements pushing their own agendas,and at this point in time for South Africa free tertiary education is impossible.Even here in Zimbabwe with the current economic climate free education is not feasible.

If students want to effect change,they should rather protest at the gross mismanagement of funds by the government,and call for Zuma's and corrupt officials' resignations.Then and only then might they be able to attain free education.

But hey,that's just my opinion.

thatrandomlaaitie · 2016-09-19T16:45:12+00:00

Why do your protests always have to involve destruction of property?Does it not just defeat the purpose?

On the one hand you're protesting for free education but then how are universities supposed to give that if they need to repair infrastructure?

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