History

Blowtorch prose hits the spot

Article Nthikeng Mohlele 2 - 3 May 2019

Filled with great skill and craftsmanship, Fred Khumalo’s short stories are exceptional

Reimagining sites of basic education

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Jan 2019

Knowledge gaps can be plugged without always changing compulsory subjects for matric pupils

School history curriculum overhaul mooted

Article Gemma Ritchie & Mashadi Kekana - 18 Dec 2018

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has asked that the history curriculum become more comprehensive and well-rounded

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Article bogdan TagDiv - 22 Jun 2018

Our readers write in about unlocking youth power and the evolution of the school curriculum

What we teach must be relevant

Article bogdan TagDiv - 22 Jun 2018

If we do not change the way we teach our children, we will be in big trouble in 30 years

The way history is taught in South Africa is ahistorical ― and that’s a problem

Article Natasha Robinson - 10 Jun 2018

History needs to focus on historical consciousness if students are to become capable of dealing with South Africa's social problems

Editorial: History’s crucial lessons

Article Editorial - 8 Jun 2018

'The department of education’s plan to make history compulsory for every learner throughout their schooling career is to be applauded'

‘Move away from shallow history’

Article Bongekile Macupe - 8 Jun 2018

The basic education department’s task team says a deeper connection to the subject must be nurtured

Motshekga: ‘What we need is money’

Article Gemma Ritchie - 4 Jun 2018

During an interview, Eusebius McKaiser questioned Angie Motshekga on history as a compulsory subject, the teacher-pupil ratio and violence in schools

Education task team — History should be a compulsory school subject from 2023

Article Raeesa Pather - 31 May 2018

The task team was established in 2015 after there was a 'perceived lack of knowledge of the country’s history among learners'

A thousand tales span 100 years in Jozi epic

Article Arts Desk - 24 Feb 2017

Our interview with acclaimed novelist and playwright Harry Kalmer.

A timely yet unheard parable: The tale of The Woman, The Children and The Beasts

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Aug 2016

Despite the rejection, violence and erasure of young women activists’ contributions to SA’s political landscape, they are making themselves heard.

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