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Education quality and the youth skills gap are marring progress in Africa

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...

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...

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...

#MatricResults2018: For those who failed, this is not the end of the road

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...

#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...

Forget the matric ballyhoo and focus on the real issues that need fixing

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...

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...

Picture books: A great way to encourage children to read

Athol Williams  Win mini-libraries Nal’ibali, South Africa’s reading-for-enjoyment campaign, is giving away 20 mini-libraries containing 30 to 40 books for primary school children. To enter, email info@nalibali.org by...

Holidays, a great time to relook your career path

Gillian Mooney Few of us can afford to make a clean break at work and then start on a new path from scratch. What you need...

Six ways to get teenagers more active – suggested by the teens themselves

Michaela James and Sinead Brophy The UK department of health recommends that young people (aged five to 18) should get at least 60 minutes of physical activity...

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