In the first in a series of features on sellers of rare books,
Victoria John explores the treasure trove that is Thorold’s Bookshop.
The common response among 82 primary school children in the Western Cape and Gauteng has been that more schools needed to be built in rural areas.
Between November and January Media Monitoring Africa interviewed 82 primary school children between the ages of 11 and 13 about current news topics.
A young teacher’s school desperately needs him but he’s working without pay while an official sits on the paperwork for the job.
Children may constitute 39% of our population, but how often do we see or hear their voices in the news?
Teachers struggle to educate their pupils about sexual matters that they can’t even negotiate in their own lives – like using condoms.
Limpopo’s education department promised Section27 it would provide new toilets to 215 desperate schools. But only one shows any sign of construction.
Activists cite dreadlock case as the latest example of government’s lack of clear direction to schools.
Taboos about teenage sexuality often create policies that jeopardise young women’s futures.
The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Teaching Awards, Bilkes Vawda, tells the M&G what it takes to be a good leader.