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Why kids should be taught how to start a business at school

Michael Gaotlhobogwe and Adri Du Toit The African continent is home to a large number of young people – and it simply doesn’t have jobs for them all. Youth...

A strategy for mother-tongue based education is needed

H. Ekkehard Wolff Africa is the home of 2144 languages. Oddly, most development theoreticians consider this a barrier to economic and social growth. Sociolinguists and educationists...

Schools in Nairobi slums work with 3-way partnerships

Benta A. Abuya Eight years of research in low-income neighbourhoods of Nairobi have opened my eyes to the significant role of school, family and community...

Michael Komape’s memory will live on

Mary-Anne Gontsana Michael Komape 's father is determined to “fix” schools in Limpopo, he started with school libaries. Michael’s lifeless body was discovered by his mother...

2.5 million people at risk of not receiving social grants on time

Barbara Maregele   Provincial heads of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) have identified “problematic areas” where beneficiaries may experience delays getting their social grants....

Sports is critical for development, it is not a luxury

Mosibodi Whitehead In the face of growing poverty, sports federations must partner with schools in order to unlock the potential of talented kids. Poverty is on...

Another child dies using a pit latrine

Thuletho Zwane "Viwe Jali, another 5-year-old who drowned in a pit toilet in Eastern Cape. The ANC government never learned from Michael Komapi. This is...

I had to repeat grade ten because of Metrorail

Tariro Washinyira Cape Town's Metrorail poor service is responsible for learners arriving late to school; the disruption of classes; learners missing and failing exams and...

#LearnerMisconduct: Is institutional racism at play at Three Rivers Secondary School

Thuletho Zwane A short video made rounds on social media on Thursday. It shows a young learner sitting at her desk and looking at her book. She...

Hungry children can’t concentrate in class

Tiger Brands Foundation Breakfast remains the most important meal of the day. In a nation constantly plagued by lifestyle related illnesses such as obesity, heart...

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