Katriena Sym considers herself lucky. She has a roof over her head, a husband who has found work on a farm nearby, and a lodger who contributes to the household expenses. "<i>Ceres is baie hard, en ek praat nou van hard</i> [Ceres is very hard and I mean hard]," she says, "<i>maar ek dink ons sal darem regkom</i> [but I think we will survive]." Sym is one of the seasonal fruit pickers who battles to eke out a livelihood.
Did you know that baby rhinos are born without knee-caps? And if you didn’t, you’re sure to wonder – do they grow in later? Interesting titbits like this can be found on Telkom’s new educational website e*telpals, launched last month. The site, in its own words, is a ‘ultra cool and exciting website for young […]
Most of the basic materials for a good life come from ecosystems. If they are over-used or degraded, people suffer directly or indirectly. Four years ago, the United Nations commissioned a global report to provide reliable and usable information on the relationship between ecosystems and human well-being. The assessment was broken down into 30 smaller sub-global chunks.
To Michael Williams, making music is not simply about, well, making music. The general manager of Cape Town Opera – who also happens to be a prolific composer and novelist – believes it’s about telling stories through sound and song and feeding off a myriad of muses – both classical and contemporary. In fact two […]
Every evening the corridors of Sivile Primary School in Khayelitsha resound with song. For commuters navigating their way through the traffic from the city bowl to the township, the sounds are like audio flashlights guiding the work-worn home. Sivile – like many of its counterparts in the Western Cape – stands tall on a platform […]
KES was started in 1902 in a vacant cigar factory on the corner of Gold and Kerk Streets under the name, Johannesburg High School for Boys. It was established in 1902 as the first Government high school for boys in Johannesburg. It has since changed premises twice and undergone two name changes; firstly when it […]
The successful development of Blair Atholl School, north of Johannesburg, is an achievement that golfer Gary Player holds almost as dear as the many medals and cups he has gathered through his illustrious career. When Player bought the Blair Atholl estate in 1983, it had a simple farm school for about 20 children. Today Blair […]
In the classroom environment: All learners, whether they are boys or girls, should be treated equally by facilitators. Learners should be given the same responsibilities. They should be encouraged to participate without discriminating against one another. As far as class leaders are concerned, learners should vote for a leading team that includes boys and girls. […]
Our teachers always teach us about the Constitution of our country. The Constitution guides all South Africans. I would like my world to be a better place for all. The Constitution is the law we have to follow and we must do what it tells us. We must also follow our President Thabo Mbeki’s instructions. […]
For a long time, there has been a battle between males and females. In society, in cultures and among our different traditions, the male has always been superior. Even in the animal kingdom, the male is often perceived as stronger than the female. For years, the female has had to serve the male, and in […]