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Website of the Month
July 2015's websites of the month are:
Make everyday a Mandela Day: Contributing 67 minutes of our time to help those in need
Moral regeneration month: Working towards a moral society
The year is marked with many special days, weeks, and months dedicated and devoted to raising awareness about important issues.
This monthly post, compiled by the Information Search Librarians Team, will note special dates and themes, and draw your attention to possibly interesting cross-disciplinary topical references intended to inform and to inspire ideas for research.
Selected Noteworthy Days in July 2015:
July is Nelson Mandela Month but also Moral Regeneration Month
01 July Winter is going out but the tax season is here!
02- 12 July Nation Arts Festival
04 July Vodacom Durban July
11 July World Population Day
18 July Nelson Mandela Day
21 July Schools re-open
28 Jul: World Hepatitis Day
Cape scientist creates perfect-miniature-world
Circumcision denier derided
Samwu ready to strike for 11% hike
Court ends school raw
Nkandla makes No. 1 vulnerable
Sylvester the lion might get a new home
Visa laws have cost tourism R1.6bn
SA’s secret Iran deal
Health crisis horrors
Verdict on TB Joshua from Satan
Cosas plan to march to get cheats back in classroom
Lewis faces fine for selling pensioners retrenchment policies
New NPA boss: I won’t protect anyone
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If you are looking for 2015's forthcoming conferences, the following websites are helpful:
This month's Golden Oldie publication is the following article:
Title: Designing Your First Research Proposal : A Manual for Researchers in Education and the Social Sciences Author: Date: 2010