Ufrieda Ho
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Another journalist heads for the Great Blue Skies
Ho is the author of Paper Sons and Daughters: A Memoir: Growing Up Chinese in South Africa, published in 2012
Accused #2 back in the dock
A virtual reality film about the Rivonia Trial points to the loss of our historical records
Method to the ‘madness’
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…
Tell no lies: Grade 6 evaluation
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…
Mother knows best
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…
A natural way of learning
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…
In touch and independent
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.
Avenues for artists
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…
A career that captures the world around you
South Africas legacy of photojournalism has produced some of the most enduring images of our time.
Looking after our living treasures
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…
A spot of travel adds zing to classroom practice
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…
Easing the burden
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…
Making schools financially fit
Schools are big business these days. And it’s not just proceeds from tuckshops and cake sales that make it into school accountants’ books.
A growth industry
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,…
A calling for people with a nose for news
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.…