The Woolworths Trust EduPlant has launched its 2007 programme with a series of free, empowering workshops that will help educators to create food-rich, sustainable environments at schools. Coordinated by Food and Trees For Africa, Woolworths Trust EduPlant is offering a programme that promotes and supports schools to grow good food, using resource-efficient permaculture techniques.
A coalition of more than 140 international NGOs and women’s groups is gratified that United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is expressing public support for the creation of a new UN agency for women. The proposal for a new UN women’s agency was made last November by a 15-member "High-Level Panel on UN System-Wide Coherence".
Education Minister Naledi Pandor has said she strongly supports the use of Afrikaans and other indigenous languages as the medium of instruction in schools. She was reacting to a DA media release in which she was accused of leading “an ideological crusade against Afrikaans”.
As I sit and watch the kingfishers hunting at the edge of the Marico River, it’s hard to remind myself that four short hours ago I was in the heart of the urban jungle, full of stress after a long week at work. A few hours of driving has transported me to the beautiful Madikwe Game Reserve in the North West.
Cadbury South Africa and the national departments of sports, recreation and education joined hands to launch a sports initiative that will “get our youth active” by taking part in sports activities. The launch comes against the backdrop of increasing rates of obesity among school children mainly because of a lack of physical activity.
Have you ever been dissatisfied with a particular lesson? Let’s be realistic, we all give lessons from time to time that we are not proud of. We either feel we did too much speaking or the lesson was all about content and did little to address specific outcomes or assessment standards.
How quickly the year goes by: at the end of this month, you will be taking your first break of the year. This is another reminder that you should make use of every second, minute or hour profitably because, before you realise it, exams will be upon you.
Confusion and shock marked the opening of some schools in Limpopo and the Western Cape, where teachers’ bungles led to the revocation of promotion of some grade 11 learners. In Limpopo, 11 grade 11 learners were affected, while in the Western Cape the number was 43.
Scores of teachers who work far away from their homes are faced with the difficult dilemma of having to choose between keeping their jobs and being able to support their families, and quitting their jobs and facing economic ruin. Both are difficult calls to make. Some of these teachers are victims of the education department’s re-deployment policy, while others are just not lucky enough to find jobs close to home.
His eponymous Sydney eatery is regularly named among the world’s best and boasts a weeks-long waiting list, while his blend of Japanese and French cuisine has won him the respect of chefs across the globe. Modesty leaves Tetsuya Wakuda struggling to define why he has become one of the world’s top chefs, but a glimpse into his office and into his past offers some answers.