Victoria John's Profile

Victoria studied journalism, specialising in photojournalism, at Rhodes University from 2004 to 2007.

After traveling around the US and a brief stint in the UK she did a year's internship at The Independent in Durban.

She then worked as a reporter for the South African Press Association for a year before joining the Mail & Guardian as an education reporter in August 2011.

 

Dropout rate points to lack of support

Dismal figures for students finishing their courses suggest that our universities have learned little in seven years.

Rare Africana brought to book

In the first in a series of features on sellers of rare books, Victoria John explores the treasure trove that is Thorold’s Bookshop.

Young Voices: What do you think needs to be done to better education?

The common response among 82 primary school children in the Western Cape and Gauteng has been that more schools needed to be built in rural areas.

Young Voices: Where would our youth raise their children one day?

Between November and January Media Monitoring Africa interviewed 82 primary school children between the ages of 11 and 13 about current news topics.

Uphill battle to fill teaching niche

A young teacher’s school desperately needs him but he’s working without pay while an official sits on the paperwork for the job.

Children - the media's forgotten voices

Children may constitute 39% of our population, but how often do we see or hear their voices in the news?
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