Staff Reporter
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/ 10 July 2008

Steering clear of cancer

Recent research shows that up to 90% of cancers are caused by environmental factors, according to the Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa), which will focus on environmental awareness during Cancer Prevention Week from August 1 to 7.

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/ 10 July 2008

HIV danger zones

Teenagers often enter HIV danger zones – high-risk factors that can cost them their lives. I set about identifying some of these high-risk factors with a group of grade 11 learners at West Ridge High School in Johannesburg.

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/ 10 July 2008

Learning from the community

There have been a number of calls recently to intensify local and community participation in school education. Teacher unions, education MECs, the ANC, committees of enquiry as well as research projects have expressed the need for greater opportunity for local structures and organisations to play a role in the strengthening and transformation of formal education at school level.