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Discovering a wonderful world
HILARY FINE reviews the titles on offer from Shortlands Publications BLENDING entertainment with education can create a sense of excitement and delight among emerging readers,…
Going to war with words
The National Literacy Initiative aims to teach 3,3-million people to read JOHN Samuel has been picked by Minister of Education Kader Asmal to be the commander-in-chief in the…
The state of ABET
Adult Basic Education and Training aims to ”break the back of illiteracy among adults in five years”. MINISTER of Education Kader Asmal recently announced that he will ”break the…
Let’s talk about safe sex
Pieter Dirk Uys is taking a message of safer sex to schools across the country. Hilary Fine took in a performance Oak avenues and abundant greenery surround a school with a long…
Putting theory into practice
Old paper is given a new lease on life as compressed paper bricks. The bricks are used as fuel for fires. Using paper bricks as a replacement for firewood reduces waste and…
The energy to make a difference
It takes just 10 minutes to bake a loaf of bread using tin foil and the energy from the sun. This was demonstrated by Debora Hammann and Claudette van Wyk, Grade 7 learners from…
Show us your form
A rather pompous and arrogant Englishman once expressed the following view of football and females: ”Why do you women even bother, you can never fully appreciate football. You…