Nhlanhla Mpofu and Lizette J de Jager
There’s a big difference between what prospective teachers learn at university and what they find when they enter the world...
Alan Christoffels
It’s been a recurring refrain: Africa still lags woefully behind the rest of the world in generating new scientific knowledge.
As figures collated by the World...
Mosibodi Whitehead
One of the most serious challenges in delivering sporting opportunities to all South African children of school going age is the lack of...
Francois Cleophas
South Africa’s history of segregation has left its footprints in many places. Take the case of semi-rural Franschoek in the country’s Western Cape...
Daily Trust
Minister of State for Education Professor Anthony Anwuka last week proposed a one-year post-graduation training to be offered in some specialized institutions in...
Ingrid Willenberg
Nearly a quarter of a century into democracy, four presidents and several curricular revisions later, South Africa has made little headway in its...
Erwan Lequentrec and Francesc Pedró
African countries have worked hard to improve children’s access to basic education, but there’s still significant work to be done. Today, 32.6...
Zipporah Musau
At the dawn of independence, incoming African leaders were quick to prioritize education on their development agendas. Attaining universal primary education, they maintained,...