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A virtual reality film about the Rivonia Trial points to the loss of our historical records
The murder of a shopkeeper baffled police, who not only battled to confirm his name but assumed he was from China. Yet Ho was born and bred in SA.
The Chinese diaspora in Africa is getting its first shot at a global pageant crown for China.
These stories show how complex health is in Mpumalanga, and how few opportunities there are for disempowered people to change their circumstances.
Twin structures spanning Cyrildene’s main stretch has bridged the community’s dual identities.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Charné Nel* speaks about her career in law the same way some people speak about chocolate – she luuuurvs it!
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…
Entrepreneurship studies and courses may seem to some like a theoretical straitjacket for creative business ideas. But a solid business background can give wings to ideas and…
They’ve been called nerds and goody-two-shoes, but they shrug off these snide remarks and make positive changes instead. They’re the junior city councillors who act as youth…
The ability to read and write may be the traditional understanding of literacy, but new definitions are straining the limits of this narrow box. One of the agitators for change…
