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Hosting a Rugby World Cup – Make Money or Lose Money?​

Rugby World Cup 2023 – SA Prospects

Hosting is 1st an economic opportunity

Hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2023 will bring South Africa R27.3 billion in direct, indirect and induced economic impact. It will also sustain 38 600 annual job equivalents – some temporary and some will be permanent.

This is according to a Grant Thornton economic impact assessment commissioned by SA Rugby as part of the bid process.

At the South African Government’s insistence, the report was independently verified before it provided the financial guarantees to underwrite the bid.

Other highlights from the report show that hosting the tournament will generate R11 billion in direct spend in South Africa and R1.4 billion in tax revenue. Low-income households will benefit by an amount of R5.7 billion.
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Are South Africans Becoming More Vigilant?​

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Is it Difficult to Train as a Nurse?

Dedication and sacrifice see former cleaner graduate as registered nurse

Wednesday, 23 August 2017, Mother of three, Caroline Plaatjies, is no stranger to hard work and sacrifice. At the recent Netcare Education graduation ceremony in Cape Town, she beamed with pride at achieving her ambition of becoming a registered nurse after having passed her Bridging Course II with honours.

“I started out as a theatre cleaner at Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital in 2008, and I would see the nurses and the work they do in helping people. I admired them so much, and I longed to be able to care for patients as a nurse. I thought, if they can do it then I can do it,” says Sr Plaatjies.

“It was not easy, I had two young children and another one on the way. My husband was unemployed, but I kept working as a cleaner and each month we would have to make sacrifices as a family to save up enough money for me to begin my nursing studies. It was hard for us, but you do what you have to do to work towards your dreams.”
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THIS WEEK'S FAST FACT

Rugby

Fans: 7.7 million South African adults are interested in rugby (20% of adults). 1.4 million say they have attended a rugby game in the past 12 months, and 720,000 people participated in the sport in the past 12 months. Source: www.Eighty20.co.za

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