Opinion
‘We Are Failing Our Children’ Says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa
There is a proverb common to many African cultures which says that it takes a village...
Opinion
Kathrada Foundation Announces Top 3 ‘Against Racism’ Essays
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) has announced the three winners in the Foundation’s Youth Essay Writing Competition against racism.
Opinion
Imagine if ‘Oom Bey’ Told me He Was Only Assisting Afrikaners...
Panyaza Lesufi.
Is there room for a language-based university? Should a language be used to perpetuate racist agendas?...
Opinion
Inconvenient youth? Our democracy must earn its heirs’ confidence
The all-important Election Day of 2019 has come and gone. On Wednesday, millions of South Africans cast their ballot for national and...
Opinion
The ANC’s bloody battle won’t dissipate anytime soon – analyst
The war against corruption is far from over and the battles within the ANC will be bloody for many months. So says political commentator...
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#SAElections2019: what each party is promising women and children
Held up high on placards, written boldly on bodies, worn unabashedly on clothing, the slogans carried the impassioned pleas of women. From statements of:...
Opinion
Mohale: 6 things business should lead on – from land reform...
There are six things SA's business sector should take the lead on, Bonang Mohale, CEO of Business Leadership SA, said on Friday.
"Gone are the...
Opinion
Five top tips to succeed in your first year of university
Maria Chisari
For many students and their parents, transitioning to university is an exciting but daunting experience. Here are five tips to help students succeed...
Opinion
Three recession proof industries for entrepreneurs
Staff Reporter
Marketers and entrepreneurs are often the first to identify new opportunities because they are the mavericks with their eye on the horizon said...
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Campus shutdowns and NSFAS woes mark start of the academic year
Precious Mamotingoe Lesupi
Google ‘university registration’ and you’ll immediately find photos of young people with backpacks and in classrooms, smiling as they hand over documents...
Opinion
Basic education department must clip wings of SGBs, safeguard pupils’ future
Palesa Lebitse
Two weeks ago, I wrote an article about how racists have found strategic ways to discriminate against blacks.
This follows the uproar over pictures...
Opinion
Business Economic Indaba: Strategic Dialogue for a Transformed and Inclusive Economy”
Sipho Pityana
Sipho M Pityana, the president of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) address at the Business Economic Indaba.
This inaugural Business Economic Indaba follows my promise...
Opinion
Poor-quality teachers are holding back South Africa’s education system
Natasha Robinson
Half of all South African pupils who have attended school for five years can’t do basic calculations. This is according to a 2015...
Opinion
Education quality and the youth skills gap are marring progress in...
David E Kiwuwa
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance measures and monitors Africa’s governance performance. It produces an impartial picture of governance performance in every country on...
Opinion
Tertiary institutions should adopt rigorous admission criteria for teacher education programmes
Nicola Vermooten
Future generations need to be taught by capable and committed teachers.
On 3 January 2019 Angie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education, announced the results...
Opinion
How technology, businesses and communities help poor schools thrive
William Gumede
It would take a Herculean effort to rescue South Africa’s failing government schools in townships and rural areas, yet it is urgently necessary...
Opinion
#MatricResults2018: For those who failed, this is not the end of...
Omphitlhetse Mooki
Bucket loads of tears were shed last week - tears of joy and tears of sadness.As some leapt for joy and basked in...
Opinion
#MatricResults: Son of a street hawker becomes a top achiever
Staff Reporter
East London's International Convention Centre was a scene of jubilation on Friday evening as the Eastern Cape education department honoured its 2018 matric...
Opinion
Forget the matric ballyhoo and focus on the real issues that...
Mary Metcalfe
Because the National Senior Certificate (NSC) results have great significance in the lives of individuals and families, SA celebrates the release of the...
Opinion
Five young economists to listen to
Johan Fourie
Ideas, and the people that give birth to them, shape our future. So with this final issue of 2018, let us look at...