Suzan Chala
Suzan Chala works from Jhb, Gauteng, SA. Editor of Sowetan Education, MSK and Matric Q&A. Former journalist: M&G. Love life and all its ups and downs
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/ 25 April 2005

Dying to stay thin

When the kwaito group Trompies produced their song Fohloza – in which they sing the praises of full-figured women – they could have been thinking of teenage girls who starve themselves, sometimes to death, in an attempt to look beautiful and sexy. These teenage girls define beauty by the shape and size of the body […]

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/ 25 April 2005

Local, lekker and official

This is a must-have reference book for South Africans and foreigners alike who wish to delve into the nuances and homebrew flavours of the local version of English. Described by the publishers as ‘the most substantial and comprehensive English dictionary available and one that is more up-to-date that any other local adult dictionary”, this version […]

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/ 25 April 2005

Hear all about it

Suzan Chala reviews IN Joy and Peace (St Theresa’s Convent, R50) In Joy and Peace is one CD you should consider adding to your collection, not only because the vocalists are primary-school children but because their voices are magnificently refreshing and the songs inspire a sense of spiritual comfort. Jeremy Karodia, music teacher at St […]

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/ 22 April 2005

The future is about the right skills

A microchip company that brought South Africa the first-ever computer clubhouse is once again investing in the development of the country’s youth, this time through teachers. Intel is introducing an educator development programme called Teach to the Future to train teachers how to integrate technology effectively into their current lesson plan, so as to enhance […]

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/ 22 April 2005

‘Students have a right to quality’

Q: What is the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC)? The HEQC is a permanent sub-committee of the Council on Higher Education (CHE), accredited by the South African Qualifications Authority (Saqa) in 2001. What does the HEQC do? The HEQC is the Education and Training Quality Assurance Body (ETQA) for higher education. This means that it […]

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/ 22 April 2005

There’s more to literacy than meets the eye

‘What is information literacy?” This is the title of one of the modules in the literacy courses offered by Technikon South Africa (TSA). The faculty, called Literacies Plus, offers four certificate programmes: English Language Literacy (ELL), Library and Information Literacy (LLL), Academic Literacy (AL) and Computer Literacy (CL). ‘Each course is designed to be completed […]

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/ 22 April 2005

Multiplying knowledge Jul 22, 2003 By: Suzan Chala The Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) and Oracle are helping disadvantaged learners solve for “x” in their newly established mathematics school. Three hundred and sixty youngsters from grades 9 to 1

The Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) and Oracle are helping disadvantaged learners solve for ‘x” in their newly established mathematics school. Three hundred and sixty youngsters from grades 9 to 11 no longer wander the streets on Saturday mornings, and RAU tutors are getting down to the business of science, mathematics and technology with them. The […]

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/ 22 April 2005

Places to go, people to see

Medical University of Southern Africa (Medunsa) Transformation Status: Will merge with the University of the North in January 2004 Faculties: Dentistry, medicine, science, public health Contacts: Director: Student Administration PO Box 189 Medunsa 0204 Online address: http://www.medunsa.ac.za Tel: (012) 521-4058 Potchefstroom University (PUK) Transformation Status: Will merge with the University of North West to form […]

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/ 22 April 2005

A minefield of misunderstandings

Christine Hutton* decided to study further after passing matric with exemption and taking a two year break. ‘It was too late to apply at a state university or technikon, so we started looking for a private higher education institution,” says Tracy. Christine enrolled for what the prospectus described as a ‘two year diploma in advanced […]

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/ 22 April 2005

Under foreign skies

You are in a very strange place: the weather is odd, the language just a jumble of weird sounds and the food almost inedible. If all this does not bother you, then you are the right person to apply for an overseas learner-exchange programme. These are programmes that allows learners to expand their world by […]