Many schoolchildren in South Africa’s deep rural areas have Einsteinian ideals of making a world of difference, writes Muziwakhe Singwane Youthful ingenuity can turn township rubble into floor polishers, electric curtain openers and even 200km/hour car engines, but poverty dashes the hopes of studying further and being taken seriously as innovators for many rural school […]
A grant of nearly R15-million received from the Netherlands government has reached the most needy children of South Africa. Under the guidance of the Department of Education, this funding was applied to supply learning material to 48 300 teachers in the three most needy provinces of South Africa, namely KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and Northern […]
Edwin Naidu reports on an ambitious plan by the Gauteng Department of Education to introduce computers to learners throughout the province and put the sparkle back into the city of gold The sense of excitement seen on the faces of educators, learners and parents gathered at Ikaneng Primary in Soweto last month for the launch […]
In every province throughout South Africa, SABC Education (Radio) has an army of education activists ensuring the public in the communities they broadcast are given the opportunity to explore education in greater detail. Often, the radio programmes in rural South Africa is the only way through which educators, parents and learners can communicate about education. […]
Despite being deaf, four young girls have settled in well at a Johannesburg former Model C school. Roshila Pillay reports Bibi Tilly, Nyeleti Nkwinika, Mpho Dlukulu and Lerato Ka Mncube enrolled at Parktown High School for Girls so they could obtain results that would ensure university entrance. The four have been welcomed at the school […]
In the past, learners with special education needs were confined to special schools, but now they are being mainstreamed, writes Console Tleane The integration, normalisation and mainstreaming of learners with special education needs (LSEN) is one area that has been identified as being in need of a totally new approach. There are currently 47 517 […]
Seven years after the birth of what Desmond Tutu dubbed the Rainbow Nation, incidents of racism continue to surface at schools in South Africa, writes Edwin Naidu The exodus of black pupils into once whites-only schools has not been an harmonious process, like in the song Ebony and Ivory. The number of high-profile racial incidents […]
Name: Nompumelelo Thokozile Jele Occupation: Secretary/Receptionist Typical job description for this position. Handling incoming and outgoing correspondence, reception of clients, screening of telephone and personal calls, control appointments, arrange bookings for business trips, manage office administration, well organised, good interpersonal skills, trusted with confidential information, well-groomed personal appearance. Describe a typical workday? This job is […]
The attraction of free-roaming game draws thousands from afar to the Kruger National Park. But for learners at school inside the park, living with the animals is a way of life, writes Julia Grey In the heart of big five territory, Skukuza Primary School makes a mockery of what you’d expect from a school buried […]
A Mpumalanga Department of Education commission of inquiry has called for tough action against Simon Mkhatshwa, owner of Cefups Academy in Nelspruit. He is charged with the continued practice of corporal punishment, gross violations of human rights and beating pupils, teachers and the principal with a sjambok. The commission made its preliminary report to Tim […]