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Aids threat to higher education

AS the HIV/Aids pandemic continues its rampant path through the social structures of South Africa, the system of higher education in the country faces complete decimation. This…

Deaf, not dumb

A SCHOOL for the deaf on the outskirts of KwaMashu township north of Durban is making its mark as a place of excellence. VN Naik, where the medium of instruction is sign…

Let the children play

Providing the world’s youngest with the best possible foundation to help them reach their potential – and to safeguard the future of every society – was the theme at the annual…

The smelly frontiers of good health

It’s a case of the sky’s the limit – no matter which country you’re in – for those qualified in the healing arts of aromaptherapy and reflexology. So says founder of the Yaraka…

From pariah to Aids messiah

Her life took a shocking turn for the worse two years ago when a blood test confirmed that she was HIV-positive. Her initial reaction was to run – from her work and from her…

Queen of the classroom

In the dust bowl of rural Nongoma, deep in the heart of Zululand, the Grade 5s and 6s at Kamsweli Primary School have an unusual dignitary as their teacher: the youngest of the…

Union withstands division

Re-elected president, Willie Madisha, told the 1 050 delegates representing Sadtu’s 515 branches across 51 regions nationwide, that the congress had taken place while the…

A peace of India in Africa

Located in one of Durban’s plushest suburbs, the Westville Hindu Primary School is one of a kind in KwaZulu-Natal. From the greeting of ‘namaste” (a traditional Hindu greeting)…