The boy with the guitar by Mabonchi Goodwill Motimele
Written in water by Becky Apteker
South African learners need to be protected from the naked truth, it seems. The department of education disclosed that it has removed controversial "naked artist" Steven Cohen from the visual arts curriculum’s prescribed list, saying his works are "not suitable for school learners".
Those who follow the Learning Channel’s Top Class programme might agree that the series would have done well to remember the words of former British prime minister, Harold Wilson: "A week is a long time in politics." But five weeks was a very short time in the schools.
In a last-ditch attempt to root out the scourge of "ghost teachers", the North West education department has again instructed teachers to fetch their June salaries in person from the nearest departmental office.
It’s one of the jewels of South Africa’s Garden Route, it offers a multitude of activities and is famous for its oysters… There’s no doubting Knysna’s list of accomplishments.
Attorneys for Cape Judge President John Hlophe will lodge a complaint with the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) against Constitutional Court judges, it was reported on Wednesday.
There’s welcome action around subscription TV. But as regards terrestrial digital television, don’t hold your breath.
Somali insurgents killed at least 10 people, including six police officers, in separate attacks hours after rejecting a United Nations-brokered peace deal for the Horn of Africa nation.
Cholera has infected almost 6 000 south Sudanese and killed at least 44 this year, with more than half dying within the past four weeks, officials from the South Sudanese Health Ministry said on Wednesday.