Ho is the author of Paper Sons and Daughters: A Memoir: Growing Up Chinese in South Africa, published in 2012
A virtual reality film about the Rivonia Trial points to the loss of our historical records
Kooky, off-the-wall, downright crazy — home schoolers have been labelled this and worse. Yet they say there is method behind their “madness”. Some even believe that their model…
Ten years after the dawn of democracy, a new survey of Grade 6 learning has shown that we have not overcome the legacy of decades of neglect and discrimination. Although the…
Nobody messes with Jacqui Taylor’s girls! Taylor is a feisty Rosettenville, Johannesburg mother of three and will not stand for her children receiving second best when they’ve…
Iona Blakely-Milner was afraid her son would become one of the nation’s guinea pigs when C2005 first arrived in schools. So she embarked on her own experiment of home schooling…
It has been 17 years since the Independent Examination Board (IEB) took up the reins from the old joint matriculation board as an independent examination assessor.
Your caricatures of your teachers have your classmates in stitches and the art work on your schoolbag is the envy of everyone, so how about turning your artistic talent into a…
South Africas legacy of photojournalism has produced some of the most enduring images of our time.
More and more of South Africa’s museums, galleries and even zoos have ditched their dusty personas and become vibrant, interactive institutions that are really worth a visit. The…
In the same way field trips transform textbook topics into experiences of true value for learners, international teacher-exchange programmes have the power to add zing to…
A government drive to standardise HIV/Aids policies in schools over the past three years has highlighted the need for schools to formalise their strategies to tackle the epidemic…
Schools are big business these days. And it’s not just proceeds from tuckshops and cake sales that make it into school accountants’ books.
In the same way that Neil Armstrong’s famous moon walk marked the 20th century in history, biotechnology will no doubt leave its signature on the 21st. Broadly speaking,…
News about the London bombings break at the same time J-Lo’s latest tantrum makes world headlines — welcome to the global village, courtesy of 24-hour media networks.…
It has been long time coming — but even now that it is here, the real work of implementing career-path mapping and incentive schemes for teachers is only just beginning. The…
The pendulum is swinging in favour of physical education once again with the Department of Education adopting a memorandum of agreement to reinstate physical education at schools.
Charné Nel* speaks about her career in law the same way some people speak about chocolate – she luuuurvs it!
News about the London bombings break at the same time J-Lo’s latest tantrum makes world headlines – welcome to the global village, courtesy of 24-hour media networks.
For 48 years Boys Town has worked to stamp out a reputation for itself as one of the country’s landmark institutions for the residential care for boys. In February, the Alpha…
