Coca-Cola has invested R3-million in a project that will make a significant contribution towards science and technology education Moving matter: The Coca-Cola mobile science labs can be moved from classroom to classroom as they are required Recognising that schools in previously disadvantaged communities have little to no essential learning resources, particularly in mathematics, science and […]
A range of electronic services set to improve communication The Western Cape Education Department launched a new website, WCED Online, last month, in time for the start of the fourth term. “Electronic communication has opened a window to whole, new world in education,” said the Western Cape’s MEC for Education, Helen Zille. “The WCED is […]
Get the best of African science Science in Africa is Africa’s first online science magazine, dedicated to showcasing African science. The magazine was started in response to a need by the public for a deeper understanding of scientific issues of relevance to all Africans. The magazine is edited by South African scientists Janice Limson, a […]
Julia Grey found uncertainty on the ground about what it means to be a dedicated maths and science school Letsibogo Girls Secondary school in Meadowlands, Soweto, is one of the 102 schools identified nationally to specialise in maths, science and technology education. In many ways, the school is an obvious candidate for the role, according […]
For a country struggling with a stubborn unemployment rate of more than 40%, the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seems a welcome solution to joblessness. So, it comes as no surprise that Swaziland’s Minister of Enterprise and Employment, Lutfo Dlamini, is an enthusiastic proponent of these businesses.
An embattled Jacques Chirac this week appeared live on television in an attempt to swing reluctant France around to a yes vote in the country’s referendum for the European constitution. His campaign has so far failed to allay deep-rooted French fears that they are about to fall under the dark shadow of an Anglo-Saxon, neo-liberal model of Europe.
Earthlife Africa Johannesburg feels compelled to respond to the recent presidential rebuke and in particular the suggestion of a self- serving agenda. The official response to our disclosure to the media of an unprotected radioactive site posing a threat to public health, in contravention of existing regulations, has brought welcome attention to the ongoing effects and activities of the nuclear industry.
Details for one of Britain’s biggest rallies against poverty were released on Tuesday, as organisers stressed that the event involving up to 200 000 demonstrators before the G8 summit in Edinburgh would not be hijacked by radical anti-capitalists.
Brazil this week became the first country to take a stand against the Bush administration’s massive Aids programme, which is seen by many as seeking increasingly to press its anti-abortion, pro-abstinence sexual agenda on poorer countries. Campaigners applauded Brazil’s rejection of -million for its Aids programmes because it refuses to agree to a declaration condemning prostitution.
The long-awaited policy on early childhood development (ECD) is not all it was hoped to be. Julia Grey reports Critics of the ECD white paper, released in May, believe weaknesses in the government’s plan ”takes provisioning backwards rather than forwards”. So says Salim Vally from the Education Policy Unit at Wits University, who identifies ”children […]