"I tend to treat the internet like just an extension of the real world, and I’m not alone in this approach. The net is just a virtual suburb of real time. It has its own main roads, corporate areas, civilian suburbs, secret ‘black project’ workshops, factories, military sections, news and data sources, entertainment areas, as well as assorted government webs," writes Ian Fraser this week.
Monash, the largest university in Australia, is aiming to have a campus on every continent by 2020. Already it has six campuses in Australia and one in Malaysia. The South African version is based in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, and boasts brand-new facilities. ‘Innovation, internationalisation and engagement: these are the three key reasons behind the […]
Hunger is a perennial challenge facing African countries, and Zambia is no exception. But while some nations are prepared to boost supplies by importing food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Zambia is sticking to its guns and saying no. Zambia is in the grip of its third severe drought since 2000.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is set to become the first victim of a wave of retrenchments sweeping the economy. Affiliated to the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), the union has suffered a membership haemorrhage and leadership crisis. According to CWU spokesperson Mfanafuthi Sithebe the decline in membership is costing the union R1-million a month.
The Public Report on Basic Education (Probe) in India has highlighted some of the similarities between the problems in education in that country and those in South Africa – especially in the rural areas. The report, which looked at the state of primary education in the populous northern states of India, is unique in that […]
Providing the world’s youngest with the best possible foundation to help them reach their potential – and to safeguard the future of every society – was the theme at the annual World Congress on Early Childhood Development (ECD), held in Durban last month. The 750 delegates from 34 countries that are members of the world […]
The slogan pays tribute to the key role of teachers in promoting, day after day, in their classrooms and in the community, values of dialogue, tolerance, mutual respect and solidarity – the basic values of democratic societies,” says Hassen Lorgat of the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu). However, Sadtu and other teacher organisations express […]
Private institutions offering Christian theology or religious higher education qualifcations are adapting their course contents to respond to the demands of the changing world around them. While their courses still have a strong Christian content, they are also structured to equip learners with a variety of life-skills that are relevant beyond the confines of the […]
Q: How does a prospective student tell the difference between a private institution offering qualifications at the Further Education and Training (FET) level (NQF 2-4) and a higher education (HE) institution (NQF levels 5-8)? Students have a right to know from the institution they intend registering with the level at which the programme they are […]
Teacher-training institutions are having to go the extra mile to attract young school leavers to the profession, and to entice practising teachers to update and develop their skills. And with the fast-changing sector they serve, it has also become imperative for them to ensure that student-teachers are given appropriate and flexible training that is adaptive […]