Money is an impediment but so too is the lack of political will, accountability and quality teacher training and support
Public science organisations were allegedly instructed over email on 1 March by a senior department of science and innovation official not to comment on the invasion
A large portion of the learners finishing high school will join the millions of unemployed youth if they do not pursue further studies
Two months before the long-serving higher education director general was suspended, he reported Nzimande to the bargaining council
For too long now it has become evident that South Africa has become a sick society. We are sick, pathetic people. The government, business and religious leaders, civilians, professionals – including educators – and ordinary South Africans all fall into this category. As a nation we sit on the sidelines and whinge, but how much […]
Christian groups clashed with Minister of Education Kader Asmal over Curriculum 2005, report Marianne Merten and Edwin Naidu The revised National Curriculum Statement has seen Minister of Education Kader criticised in print and broadcast media for his “undemocratic” and “dictatorial” behaviour. Opponents of the statement, including Reverend Kenneth Meshoe, MP, and leader of the African […]
A Christian-based group and Kader Asmal lock horns, reports Edwin Naidu Minister of Education Kader Asmal has become embroiled in a bitter row with home schoolers over Curriculum 2005. Asmal has been the target of attacks since the release of the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) in July. Parents and educators claim his behaviour regarding the […]
There has been an uproar since last month’s issue, when the Teacher ran a cartoon featuring a bishop holding his hands up and saying: “Our Father in Heaven. Thy condom has come.” Educators expressed disappointment and some have threatened to discard this newspaper the next time it arrives at their school. We have received a […]
Next month the role of teachers will be marked through a number of activities organised by the thousands of men and women who make a difference in classrooms throughout the world. World Teachers’ Day is observed on October 5 with the theme: “Qualified teachers for quality education”. It is a day ordinary South Africans should […]
Headmasters from all over the country are to discuss the impact of HIV/Aids on the teaching profession, writes Edwin Naidu Against a background that HIV/Aids will wipe out most teachers in Africa within a decade, principals from around South Africa will meet in Cape Town this month to address various concerns in education. The Manifesto […]