KAREN PRESS looks at Kagiso Human and Social Sciences Grade 7 by Marianne Kapp, Zelda Mes and Andrew Smith (Kagiso, R32,45) Kagiso Human and Social Science presents an odd combination of old and new elements: a chapter on sources of information itemises oral tradition, personal history and several others, respecting the curriculum’s orientation towards awareness […]
BARBARA JOHANNESSON reviews Understanding Human and Social Sciences Grade 7 by Mosima Welhemina Morare et al (Maskew Miller Longman, R44,95), Investigating Society and Environment Grade 7 by Annie Chimusoro et al (Juta, R39,95), and On Track with Human and Social Sciences Grade 7 by Peter Ranby and Emilia Potenza (Phumelela, R44,95) Understanding Human and Social […]
YVONNE REED reviews English Matters Grade 7 by Dorothy Dyer et al (Cambridge University Press, R49,95), Communicating Today Grade 7 by Pippa Stein et al (Maskew Miller Longman, R39,95), and English in our Lives Grade 7, learners’ book by Shelley Angelil-Carter et al, teacher’s guide by Pamela Moeng (Heinemann, R39,95 for the learners’ book; R42,95 […]
Curriculum adviser EMILIA POTENZA answers questions from teachers about outcomes-based education (OBE) and Curriculum 2005. Q: We would like to get hold of the full OBE syllabuses for grades 7 to 9, but we do not know where to apply for them. We are aware that the content of the syllabuses might be subject to […]
THE image of schools making their own decisions, raising their own funds, and functioning as thriving community centres is a wonderful one. But how real is it? Many schools have been able to grab the reins of their new-found freedom granted by democracy and have soared to greater heights. They have managed to raise funds […]
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It is unclear whether the 62 alleged mercenaries jailed in Zimbabwe will return to South Africa on Friday, their lawyer, Alwyn Griebenow, said from Harare on Thursday. The men were supposed to have been released from Chikurubi maximum-security prison on Tuesday.
Chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani on Thursday said his government has no immediate plans to resume uranium enrichment, a step that has been widely discouraged by the international community. ”We have informed the Europeans about our dissatisfaction with the process of the nuclear talks,” he said.
American businessman Malcolm Glazer launched a formal £790,3-million (R9,1-billion) takeover bid for Manchester United on Thursday after raising his stake to nearly 57% in the world’s richest soccer club. There is strong opposition to a Glazer takeover from the fan-based group Shareholders United.
About 500 people representing church groups in Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, staged a protest on Thursday against a new draft Constitution that they said gives King Mswati III too much power. The protesters, led by Catholic and Anglican bishops, marched to the offices of the prime minister in the capital, Mbabane.