South Africa must up its game and produce more teachers
A UNESCO report, which examined the number of teachers that each country needs, found that sub-Saharan Africa needs an additional 6,3 million teachers if it’s to […]
Education
Philippi school principal vows to keep Maths and Science pass rate at 100%
The Kutlwanong ProMaths Centre achieved the improbable last year when all its Maths and Physical Science learners passed their matriculation exams.
Split opinions on Grade 9 General Education Certificate
SADTU says it is still doing its own research on the proposed GET certificate.
Student hunger at South African universities needs more attention
Food insecurity at tertiary institutions is aptly described as “the skeleton in universities’ cupboards” because it receives so little attention. Those in higher education are assumed […]
Special needs crèche in search of funding
Children with special needs do not develop to their full potential since the crèches catering to them are too few and under-funded.
History according to Google: why you should be wary of the world’s largest search engine
Do you know how the First World War began? You’ll probably have to stop and think about it. You might try to look it up […]
Learner from no-fee school wins Natural Science Olympiad
A lack of resources for teaching and learning of physical science remains one of the biggest challenges facing poor schools.
Gugulethu residents march for health and safety
The Movement for Change and Social Justice joined with Realistic, Gugulethu Development Forum and Gugulethu Progressive Development Forum to march to various government entities around the township to deliver their memorandum of demands for better services.
Workers strike for insourcing by UCT
A group of about 50 workers, working at UCT but employed by ‘service providers’, took part in a strike to be insourced by the university.
How preschools can do more to support children living with HIV
Thanks to antiretroviral therapy, children living with HIV are likely to live much longer than they would without treatment. They will go to school like […]
Retraining and upskilling: solutions for the future of (human) work?
In three years’ time, 42 per cent of task hours will be performed by machines or algorithms and humans will take care of the remaining […]
Education in South Africa: hits and misses over the past 25 years
State of the Nation addresses are delivered at the start of South Africa’s parliamentary year. They focus on the current political and socio-economic state, highlight […]
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