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/ 7 November 2006

HIV/Aids targets set

Every teacher should be competent in HIV/Aids education and skills by 2015. This was one of the resolutions reached following a three-day meeting held in Boksburg on Gauteng’s East Rand. About 40 delegates from Commonwealth countries attended. The aim of the event was to share ideas on how to address the growing negative impact of the HIV/Aids pandemic on the education sector.

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/ 7 November 2006

King of kilobytes

A principal from KwaZulu-Natal has been named Super Teacher of the Year for his efforts to take information technology into his community. Caleb Bhengu, principal of Esigodini Primary School in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, received his award from the Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) in Johannesburg.

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/ 7 November 2006

Science buff

In my family it is common practice that every evening we ask each other: “How was your day?” When I asked my daughter, Lesego, this question, she replied: “Tell me first how yours was, Dad.” As an educator, it is obvious that seven to eight hours of my day are spent at work, writes Simon Modiba.

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/ 7 November 2006

Teachers still tops

The overwhelming majority of South Africans — a total of 90% — say they respect teachers for their dedicated service to children. This is according to the South African Social Attitudes Survey (Sasas), which has just been published by the Human Sciences Research Council.

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/ 7 November 2006

Principals’ principles

Schools should be run like businesses with principals playing the role of chief executive officer, said Clem Sunter of the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund. Sunter was one of the speakers at the South African Principals’ Association annual conference held in Bloemfontein, Free State, last month.