Thousands of matriculants will spend a nail-biting festive season awaiting their results and deciding what to study next year. Planning for a career may seem a daunting rask, but it need not be according to Damelin’s Alison Blair. “As a service to the community we offer a test called the Meyers Briggs Test Indicator (MBTI) […]
LANDIWE DLAMINI reports MORE than 140 Mpumalanga high schools in townships and rural areas will for the first time in South Africa be linked to the William Smith learning channel on SABC television from Thursday, African Eye News Service reports. It is sponsored by Liberty Life, and on Monday education spokesman Peter Maminza said that […]
Tertiary institutions should become truly African, and not pay lip service to the concept, when in reality their actions continue to undermine everything African, Deputy Minister of Education Mosibudi Mangena said at a function to mark African University Day. He said much has happened since the Unesco Conference on Higher Education in 1962, where delegates […]
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/140506/shaik_icon_new.gif" align=left>"As all rivers must reach the sea, we have reached the sea," Judge Hillary Squires noted as state and defence counsel closed their arguments at the end of the marathon Schabir Shaik corruption trial. But it’s not quite over: the case must still traverse the flats of an acquittal or the roaring rapids of a conviction. No date for judgement has been set.
Burundi’s political leadership heads for Pretoria this week to consult with facilitator Deputy President Jacob Zuma over a constitutional logjam that has the major rebel group boycotting the interim government. The rift has got loud and nasty. Rebel leader-turned-politician Pierre Nkurunziza has accused interim President Domitien Ndayizeye of being "the biggest threat to peace in Burundi".
Educators from one of the country’s poorest provinces excel in maths and science contest For the second year running, an under-resourced, rural school in Northern Province has produced the winner of the Maths and Science Teacher of the Year Award. When Nelson Mphaga collected the prize at the Sowetan/Telkom Protec Awards, he was bubbling with […]
Only a strong education and training system with committed and excellent teachers can ensure South Africa becomes a caring society, with a thriving economy, according to President Thabo Mbeki. He was addressing finalists and guests at the National Teaching Awards late in October. Mbeki said the legacy of apartheid had created a number of social […]
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) forum launched in February this year by Minister of Education Kader Asmal continues to gain momentum, with a further conference due to be held later this month. President Thabo Mbeki underlined the importance of making a meaningful ICT intervention: “We must succeed within our own borders to bridge the […]
When historian Dr Rob Turrell stuck his hand in the lens of an SABC team outside the Richtersveld land claim hearing last week, the manne set about mooting explanations for his pique. Vrot Snoek reckoned Turrell had been watching Indiana Jones flieks and just wanted to butch up his mousy profession a little. Dok Rabie put his money on agoraphobia.
Teachers have a social and moral obligation to reclaim their profession and restore its dignity, according to Professor Jakes Gerwel, former academic and chairman of the Human Sciences Research Council Jakes Gerwel said that teachers need to reclaim their professional dignity in an address at a national teacher education conference in Midrand last month, pointing […]
Damelin gives learners a head start with In-school IT training When learners at Die Hoerskool Menlopark in Pretoria complete their studies they will leave the school with not one but two qualifications. Damelin Education Group has set up a computer centre which has been a resounding success, says Kobus Momberg, director of IT Training Solutions. […]
A new telescope opens up distant galaxies The new Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), rising from a Karoo koppie as a symbol of the new South Africa’s commitment to science and progress, has passed its first anniversary since groundbreaking. It will take South African scientists into realms they could only dream about before, starting the […]
Get the best of African science Science in Africa is Africa’s first online science magazine, dedicated to showcasing African science. The magazine was started in response to a need by the public for a deeper understanding of scientific issues of relevance to all Africans. The magazine is edited by South African scientists Janice Limson, a […]
A range of electronic services set to improve communication The Western Cape Education Department launched a new website, WCED Online, last month, in time for the start of the fourth term. “Electronic communication has opened a window to whole, new world in education,” said the Western Cape’s MEC for Education, Helen Zille. “The WCED is […]
Coca-Cola has invested R3-million in a project that will make a significant contribution towards science and technology education Moving matter: The Coca-Cola mobile science labs can be moved from classroom to classroom as they are required Recognising that schools in previously disadvantaged communities have little to no essential learning resources, particularly in mathematics, science and […]
"This is what the French money has paid for!" jokes Deputy President Jacob Zuma, waving his hand over Oliver Tambo House, his official residence. In a rare interview Zuma spoke to <i>Mail & Guardian</i> reporter Vicki Robinson about a range of issues — but refused to be drawn on the Schabir Shaik trial.
Mathematics is the key to unlocking both the natural and economic wealth of this world, said Deputy Minister of Education Mosibudi Mangena at the Sowetan, Telkom, Protec Mathematics and Science Teacher of the Year Awards. He said strategies to attract pupils to maths and science were crucial to the country’s success in developing its human […]
Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio has called morning rush-hour traffic on a heavily used highway leading into Lisbon a "daily tragedy" after he braved the motorway without his usual police escort, reports said on Thursday. It took the president 40 minutes to travel just 13km on the IC19 highway.
Bidding for Pope Benedict XVI’s old Volkswagen, on offer on eBay Germany, topped €100 000 (R772 000) on Thursday, 10 times the price the current owner paid for it. A few hours before the sale was set to close, the page on the internet auction website had registered 6,3-million hits.
The fashion-conscious owner of a burgled clothes shop said on Wednesday he helped to catch the man who robbed him after spotting the thief dressed in a criminally uncouth mix of stolen trousers and tops. "I couldn’t believe that this guy was wearing all the pinched stuff," said Neil Primett, who owns the Planet Clothing store in Bedford.
Cellphones may be the fastest-growing technology seen to date in South Africa, yet more than 10 years after the cellular revolution began, full mobile commerce has not touched the lives of most cellphone users. A new study has found that consumer mobile commerce as a mature industry is still three to five years away.
Nedcor announced on Thursday that assuming exchange rates remain at current levels, the directors expect headline earnings per share for the six months to 30 June 2005 to be between 15% and 30% higher than the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) restated 245 cents per share.
Britain’s first government-funded Islamic school closed temporarily last week amid a wave of anti-Muslim feeling. Its chairman of governors, Yusuf Islam – formerly the pop star Cat Stevens – explains why his adopted religion is the home of tolerance and not of fanaticism Tuesday September 18, 2001 The Guardian The playground stands bare and empty. […]
One of South Africa’s most exciting research initiatives is about to be launched at Wits University. Wiser – the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research – promises to position the university at the forefront of social and economic inquiry on the continent and internationally. Headed by Professor Deborah Posel, Wiser has been established to […]
Mauritius, the idyllic island renowned for its splendid beaches and tourist attractions, was the venue for an education indaba early last month when the executive board of the Pan African Federation of Teachers’ Trade Unions (Pafettu) met. On the agenda, among other issues, was improving the quality of teaching and the status of educators. National […]
This year’s Green Trust Schools Award winners are shining examples of commitment to the environment, writes Hilary Fine WINNER: BATHURST PRIMARY SCHOOL, EASTERN CAPE Dreams of a healthier planet and a self-sufficient community prompted educators at Bathurst Primary to infuse an environmental ethos into everything they do. “Our aim is to develop a sanctuary of […]
Onetime Comrades Marathon champion Bruce Fordyce has one. So does the suddenly silent muso with a Zulu beat, Johnny Clegg (above), that divine songstress Sibongile Khumalo and the now solo – and grooveless – ex-lead singer of Mango Groove Claire Johnston. Included in this hot list is the titillating Thandi Mazwai from love them or […]
Masifunde Sonke, the much-hyped campaign to build a nation of readers, was given a major boost last month with the launch of the Nozincwadi (Mother of Books) Project, featuring Gcina Mhlophe, the acclaimed children’s storyteller. Mhlophe will travel throughout the country to promote reading and inspire future young writers. The Nozincwadi Project will target between […]
Tuesday July 24, 2001 Oxford University could face a legal battle with the Commission for Racial Equality after it failed to respond to questions over allegations that an Asian academic was racially discriminated against by the university. As part of its normal practise when deciding whether to take up cases, the commission last month gave […]
Trevor Letcher, professor of the School of Pure and Applied Chemistry at the University of Natal, has received one of the highest awards made to a scientist in Southern Africa, the prestigious Southern African Association for the Advancement of Science Gold Medal for 2001. Johann van den Berg, dean of the Faculty of Science, said […]
The antics of Western Cape educator Janine Orderson in Big Brother, the 24-hour reality television show on DSTV and M-Net, has become a talking point in education circles. Orderson, a primary school grade seven teacher, merrily consumed alcohol, paraded in a G-string and spoke of her sexual fantasies on the show. The divorced mother of […]
YOUR GUIDE TO INVESTING IN EDUCATION Futurekids (SA) embarked on an intensive countrywide teacher training programme at the beginning of the year that represents a major investment in the skills of South African educators. Futurekids (SA) managing director Victor Schultze says the investment in teachers is critical, as the new educational paradigm calls for more […]