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On the right page: Children’s book author and executive director of Nal’ibali, Lorato Trok. Photo: Supplied

Lorato Trok: Writing our languages back into the story

Author speaks of her dedication to keeping indigenous languages alive through children’s books and her hopes for the growth of South African languages

Equal Education has criticised last week’s medium term budget policy statement for what it said was a failure to provide adequate funding to the education sector. (Madelene Cronje)

Government must give a helping hand to learners who drop out

We cannot simply accept that 75 000 young people or more have dropped out of school this year and that life continues as normal — we need to give them opportunities

Early learning difficulties lead to school dropout, poor matric results, repeated school years and a less effective system for preparing young people for the world

Read a story to children in their home language

Download a story in an indigenous South African language for World Read Aloud Day

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Mpho Cornelius

Founder: The Workshop Ko Kasi

International buyers find hidden gems in Durban

Last year alone the Indaba contributed more than R85-million to eThekwini’s GDP and raised close to R6-million in taxes for government

Thabang Selo organises asbestos miners in the Kgatelopele municipality

Asbestos curse continues to kill as ex-miners fight for compensation

In the Northern Cape, former mineworkers and their families live with lung-destroying diseases and barely survive financially.

​From shaman to star man: Bongani Madondo has an audience with Sanusi Credo Mutwa

Bongani Madondo takes a trip across the Kalahari to meet the man and peek into his futuristic past.

Police are holding five people in custody after cars were set alight with petrol bombs in Kuruman.

Road tender said to be at heart of Kuruman violence

The Northern Cape, with its abundance of unpaved tracks, is riddled with disputes over the awarding of lucrative infrastructure contracts.

Clinical associates such as Arthur Setlhapelo can do basic procedures and deal with administration

Healthcare heroes heal the system

Clinical associates are changing the medical sector by freeing up doctors to do more.

A million children can’t attend creche

Madonsela to help with Kuruman education crisis

Madonsela and mineral resources Minister, Godfrey Olifant met traditional leaders, the transport and infrastructure committee of surrounding villages.

Amid murder

Gender violence requires broader lens

Victoria John’s report on the murder of Thapelo Makhutle made for shocking reading, writes Melanie Judge.

Amid murder

Deep read: Violence goes beyond blood

Horrific attacks on LGBTI people require context, not shrill headlines, if they are to be understood and prevented, writes Melanie Judge.

The Tshesa Nyama tavern in Seoding village where Thapelo Makhutle got involved in an argument with a man about his sexual orientation on the night he was murdered.

Gentle man’s brutal murder turns spotlight on intolerance

Most people in the Kuruman area believe it is ungodly and unAfrican to be gay. Victoria John visited the Northen Cape town.

ANC Northern Cape conference still not under way

The Northern Cape African National Congress conference had still not started by noon on Wednesday.

ANC Northern Cape conference delayed

The African National Congress (ANC) provincial conference in the Northern Cape did not start on Tuesday morning as planned.

Police amazed by live cheetah in car boot

Three people were arrested near Kuruman when police found a female cheetah in the boot of their car, the Volksblad reported on Tuesday. Police operating a roadblock targeting…

SA rejects US ‘land grab’ claim

Agriculture and Land Affairs Minister Thoko Didiza has rejected foreign media reports that South African farmers are bracing themselves for a wave of land grabs similar to those…

First payouts for asbestosis sufferers

The first relief payments are soon to be disbursed out of the Asbestos Relief Trust to five mesothelioma sufferers, claimant representative Reza Williams confirmed on Tuesday.

Asbestosis victims to get their money soon

The first compensation payments from Cape plc to 7 500 asbestosis victims in the Northern Cape were being processed, legal firm Leigh, Day and Co confirmed on Tuesday.

San to get R2,5m development package

The National Development Agency (NDA) will spend R2,5-million in an effort to improve the lives of the San communities of the Kalahari and Schmidtsdrift in the Northern Cape.