Marang Centre, a multimillion-rand maths and science facility based at the Wits education campus in Parktown, Johannesburg, is reaching out to students on the continent with its new academic research programmes.
Her multiple skills make it rather difficult to describe her in just one word. And in trying to capture the essence of who she really is, one would need a dozen superlatives.
When Kwame Nkrumah remarked 50 years ago that "the independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked with the total liberation of Africa" he may not have known how much of a catalyst he was providing for the subsequent wave of decolonisation that swept the continent.
A recent study done by the department of occupational therapy at the University of the Free State investigated the spinal deviation of children in grade 5 and compared those who carry school bags with those who don’t. The results showed postural deviation in children who carry bags, especially if they are not carrying them properly.
You pick up some odd pieces of knowledge as a freelance educationist.
Managements of most tertiary institutions dread the beginning of the academic year, as it is often accompanied by disturbing scenes of toyi-toying students.
The department of education disclosed the alarming escalation of teenaged pregnancy that made headlines last year. More than 72 000 girls aged between 13 and 19 did not attend school because they were pregnant.
According to a report recently released by the Ministry of Education, lack of textbooks is the single biggest problem plaguing South African education. This became clear to Mark Horner when he attended the National Science Festival in Grahamstown in 2001.
As recently as 15 years ago, South Africans did not have equal rights and the rights of children were limited and not enforced.
To celebrate International Women’s Day on Thursday, Ipas, an NGO promoting women’s health around the world, is holding a seminar in Rosebank, Johannesburg, where leaders in the field will analyse progress made in the promotion of women’s health — especially regarding unsafe abortions. Ipas country director Mosotho Gabriel spoke to the Mail & Guardian Online.