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/ 16 January 2007
The decline of the 2006 matric pass rate by 1,7% indicates that “we are not yet as competent as we should be at achieving better outcomes”, said Education Minister Naledi Pandor. Pandor was speaking at the announcement of the 2006 Senior Certificate Examination results in which the overall pass rate dropped to 66,6%.
Oprah Winfrey, the American "queen of television talk shows" and philanthropist, opened her prestigious girls-only school on January 2 2007 as a fulfilment of the promise she made to her hero, former president Nelson Mandela in December 2000. Mandela was the guest of honour.
The department of education has launched a R700 million-bursary scheme initiative to make teaching a competitive and attractive profession.
Perky youngsters turned playwrights, directors and actors charmed their audiences as they participated recently in the annual festival of Creative Voices (CV), an integrated arts project. Nine groups from Gauteng took part in the event, which sought to explore various social themes. Mayibuye Primary Schools musical, titled <i>Fathers Are Not Good With Money</i>, and <i>Making Peace</i> by Khayelihle Primary School stood out.
Once upon a time, motorcycling was an activity associated, almost exclusively, with macho, bearded white men sporting ducktail hairstyles and clad in black leather jackets. The only black people riding motorbikes were company messengers.
Eduplex is the only mainstream facility where deaf learners receive their education alongside peers with normal hearing. This is achieved through the use of sophisticated hearing gadÂgets, a sound academic programme and dedicated teaching staff. It is a parallel medium school offering classes in English and Afrikaans.
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/ 10 November 2006
Soul City, a developmental and health advocacy NGO, has launched a campaign to empower and promote schools as places where orphans and vulnerable children can get care, love and support.
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/ 10 November 2006
South Africa is among the world’s worst when it comes to road accidents – a fact that is emphasised every year during the holiday periods when the number of accidents rise.
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/ 10 November 2006
The education community has been divided into two camps following Education Minister Naledi Pandor’s announcements on school-based violence.
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/ 8 November 2006
Hundreds of people will soon be heading to various beachfronts, rivers and dams to cool off as part of the summer holidays. Sadly, many will return home in body bags. According to the Medical Research Council’s latest data, drowning is the second-highest cause of death by injury, and 61% of drownings occur in the sea, lakes and dams.