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UJ students gatecrash VC’s party

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Feb 2011

Unresolved tensions between students and management at UJ erupted on Friday at the university's launch of its Soweto campus.

‘Take the baton from Tutu’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 4 Feb 2011

An institute for race studies has been set up opposite the notorious Reitz residence on UFS, writes <b>Kamogelo Seekoei</b>.

Excluded learners take to the streets

Article bogdan TagDiv - 4 Feb 2011

Parents are furious as children continue to be denied places at schools, writes <b>Kamogelo Seekoei</b>.

Cloud over new student loan plans

Article David Macfarlane - 21 Jan 2011

Auditor general slams student financial aid scheme that will manage new R1,5-billion allocation.

Tertiary fee pledges a step towards free education

Article bogdan TagDiv - 14 Jan 2011

Neither the ANC nor the government has any time frame in mind for the implementation of the goal of free education.

Matric pass welcomed and questioned

Article David Macfarlane - 7 Jan 2011

Specialists are divided on the question of whether so unexpected and so huge an improvement in the matric pass rate is both believable and reliable.

‘Rural children just need a chance to be world beaters’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 Dec 2010

Trying to build a nation on second languages will destroy developmental goals and SA should strive for mother tongue education.

‘We too have a dream,’ say UFS students

Article bogdan TagDiv - 10 Dec 2010

Diverse campus lifestyles in the US inspire Kovsies to become 'cohorts of change'.

A school system designed to fail kids

Article David Macfarlane - 3 Dec 2010

Education and marginalisation was the major theme at the recent Public Participation in Education Network conference in Johannesburg.

‘Disabled at risk of dropping out’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 Nov 2010

Further research into the drop out rates of disabled children in South Africa is needed as these children and the youth are highly vulnerable.

Anomalies in Sexual Offences Act challenged

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 Nov 2010

The Teddy Bear Clinic and Resources aimed at the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect filed papers to challenge anomalies in the Sexual Offences Act.

Schools cheat on fees

Article bogdan TagDiv - 26 Nov 2010

Parents kept in the dark about government policy on payments and exemptions.

Storm brews over destroyed matric scripts

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Nov 2010

The destruction of matric scripts in Cape Town has brought into focus what measures exist to compensate pupils when their scripts are lost.

Africa’s health up in smoke

Article bogdan TagDiv - 19 Nov 2010

The continent's reliance on biomass has lethal results, report says.

A testing time…

Article bogdan TagDiv - 29 Oct 2010

Socioeconomic background makes all the difference when it comes to matric exams.

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