For the sixth year in a row the Northern Province’s Mbilwi Secondary School achieves a 100% matric pass rate. ALPHEUS SIEBANE reports THE proudest school in the Northern Province, Mbilwi Secondary, lived up to its reputation with a 100% matric pass rate last year – and 96,49% of students got exemptions. No other major government […]
LANDIWE DLAMINI reports MORE than 140 Mpumalanga high schools in townships and rural areas will for the first time in South Africa be linked to the William Smith learning channel on SABC television from Thursday, African Eye News Service reports. It is sponsored by Liberty Life, and on Monday education spokesman Peter Maminza said that […]
The September edition of the Teacher carried a cartoon critical of the Catholic bishops’ stance on condom use in the prevention of HIV/Aids. The HIV/Aids pandemic is an important and controversial subject that needs widespread public debate. On behalf of the National Union of Educators (NUE), however, I wish to express my strong disapproval of […]
For too long now it has become evident that South Africa has become a sick society. We are sick, pathetic people. The government, business and religious leaders, civilians, professionals – including educators – and ordinary South Africans all fall into this category. As a nation we sit on the sidelines and whinge, but how much […]
The future of history teaching came under sharp focus at the conference of the South African Society for History Teaching in Johannesburg The theme of the conference of the South African Society for History Teaching was on the future of history teaching in our schools. The tone was set by Rob Siebörger of the education […]
‘Beauty and the Beast’ is fun for everyone A popular fairy tale is being staged at the Peoples Theatre in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, and promises to be real festive fun for the school holidays. So grab your friends, parents and family and go and see Beauty and the Beast. The classic tale tells the story about […]
Important developments of a different kind are taking place outside the classroom, writes Sean O’Connor What games did you play as a child? My father describes a schoolboy game called bok-bok with misty eyes. Teams of players stood in line, leaping onto each other’s backs: cowardice was mocked and in-juries were common. The game was […]
Should English be the mother tongue of all South Africans? The language in education debate was high on the agenda when Minister of Education Kader Asmal addressed the International Literacy Conference in Cape Town last month. Asmal revealed that a study conducted by the Department of Education in Mpumalanga showed that in five out of […]
The future of history teaching came under sharp focus at the conference of the South African Society for History Teaching in Johannesburg One good turn deserves another! The saying proved true for Clareville Primary School in Durban, which has opened its doors to children of refugees. Last month the school received R90 000 from the […]
Console Tleane visits Aha-Thuto Secondary, based in Orange Farm – a school defying the odds The indisputable observation made by education analysts is that schools from poor communities produce poor results. This is largely due to inhibiting factors such as lack of resources, lack of adequate training for teachers, and the sheer poverty of the […]