With no telephone connection to the outside world, and a single access road that is little more than a forest trail, the village of Lomie might as well be situated at the other side of the Earth as far as many Cameroonians are concerned. For the Baka pygmies, however, the position of the settlement is more ambiguous: too accessible for loggers, but too remote for the benefits of modern life to make themselves felt.
YOUR GUIDE TO INVESTING IN EDUCATION BoE Ltd and Phambili Educational Projects have launched Project Phambili which will focus on improving the quality of maths and science teaching in grades nine to 12 in the Boland area The objective of Phambili Educational Projects is to show an improvement in maths and science by at least […]
YOUR GUIDE TO INVESTING IN EDUCATION The national electricity provider Eskom is optimistic that its role in nurturing maths, science and technology learners will lead to a brighter tomorrow. Driven to succeed: Solomon Ndlovu and Thomas Makubula with their award-winning electric car which won a gold award at the 1999 expo finals Millions of rands […]
YOUR GUIDE TO INVESTING IN EDUCATION Not content with its winning pay-television station bouquet, the Shoma Education Foundation was set up by MultiChoice Africa with the aim of using technology to help build a better future in South Africa. The unforgiving landscape of rural South Africa and the historic lack of infrastructure in these areas […]
Step Five discusses how the school can develop relationships with the school community and why it needs to. Who is our school community? Your school is part of a larger community – the community in which the school is situated. It is important that governing bodies recognise this, and make every effort to get the […]
YOUR GUIDE TO INVESTING IN EDUCATION Anglo American and the Sowetan have played host to the Young Communicators Awards since 1993. Below are excerpts from speeches made by the 2001 finalists Susanna Schoeman, overall winner (Hoerskool Rustenburg, North West) Give a second chance ”’Peter J Daniel, you are no good, you’re a bad apple and […]
YOUR GUIDE TO INVESTING IN EDUCATION Leading global IT vendor, Acer, has joined forces with top South African soccer club Kaizer Chiefs to make technology available to communities around the country while simultaneously promoting entrepreneurship and self-sufficiency. The Amakhosi boast 13,1-million supporters and 220 active supporter branches throughout Southern Africa. Acer is to provide the […]
YOUR GUIDE TO INVESTING IN EDUCATION A bursary for talented and needy students of digital media studies has been introduced by Tinderbox at Johannesburg-based Vega The Brand Communications School. The bursary will be awarded annually to a final-year student who exhibits incredible talent in the field of digital media that covers website construction, interactive multi-media, […]
YOUR GUIDE TO INVESTING IN EDUCATION Specialist computer company Workgroup recently donated software valued at R2,5-million to government as part of its social responsibility programme. Workgroup’s managing director Vaughn Parkin made the donation to the Departments of Education and Social Development and to nine Gauteng charities. ”Computer literacy is a vital skill in today’s modern […]
YOUR GUIDE TO INVESTING IN EDUCATION Arnold Schwarzenegger, patron of the Special Olympics, visited South Africa to promote the event Diamond smiles: Sizile Mabaso, manager of the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund with Arnold Schwarzenegger at Takalani Home built, with a R7,6-million grant from the Anglo American and De Beers Chairman’s Fund. From Soweto to Sarajevo, […]