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HIV-positive for 23 years and counting

<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/291293/aidsday06.gif" align=left>David Patient is a far cry from the days when he was a coke-snorting disco diva in Las Vegas,…

Department to blame for school mayhem – Sadtu

TEACHERS at Northern Province schools have blamed increasing class disruptions and violence on an ineffective education department. Riots and boycotts have been reported at about…

Schools ignore call for teaching from day one

MPUMALANGA’S education MEC, Craig Padayachee, has criticised communities for allowing school children to loiter in the streets and drink alcohol. He said despite the call for…

Looking for alternatives to corporal punishment

THE continued use of corporal punishment at rural schools in Northern Province has prompted the SA Human Rights Commission to introduce a series of debates on the issue. The…

Education needs at least R10 billion

At least R10 billion is still needed to address the education backlog, says Mpumalanga education MEC, Craig Padayachee. OVER R10 billion is still needed to address the education…

School accused of violent initiations

Mpumalanga’s education department is to investigate allegations that Grade 8 children suffered knee injuries during initiation at a Nelspruit high school. MPUMALANGA’S education…