Lee Scholtz
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/ 13 May 2005

A second chance to forge ahead

For many South African adults a matric certificate is seen as vital in the competitive job market — and it’s never too late to go back to school and get it SINCE January 1996 Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) has been declared a priority in this country. Campaigns and institutes offering learning pathways to […]

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/ 13 May 2005

One people, many different worlds

The oldest culture in Southern Africa faces huge changes if it’s to survive LOOKING like odd anthills, the hundreds of dark brown army tents set up between the scraps of bush and vast stretches of dusty nothing add to the outlandish appearance of this harsh Northern Cape area. This is a tent-town called Schmidtsdrift. It […]

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/ 25 April 2005

Spirit-beings and other ancestors

Often a visit to a museum can resemble the feeling of being in a space where you are not allowed to utter a sound — the feeling of being silenced. A visit to the National Cultural History Museum, will expose you to the true meaning of what a museum ought to be — an experience […]