Education
Transforming education State funding for alternative schools urgently needed
Education experts from across South Africa and overseas agree that now is the time to realise a charter school funding model that will meet the needs and aspirations of all young South Africans
20 Feb 2013 - C. S.
Ideal employers announced Employer rankings research reveals fascinating insights into youth employment sector
Annual survey of over 16900 tertiary students from all 23 accredited tertiary institutions and over 9100 professionals has thrown up some fascinating insights into youth employment trends
19 Feb 2013 - L. P.
An active future The future depends on what you do today
FUTURE CREW, a collaboration between Virgin Active and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), is an ambitious schools based project aimed at empowering learners in challenged communities.
07 Feb 2013 - D. W.
Successful partnerships Impressive matric results thanks to private sector initiatives
The 2012 class of the Engen Maths and Science Schools (EMSS) achieved an impressive pass rate of 90.3%, beating the national average pass rate by 17.4%.
04 Feb 2013 - L. K.
SA's unemployed youth Work experience is the silver bullet for youth unemployment
As registrations opened at various tertiary institutions across the country, we are reminded of the reality that work experience is the silver bullet for youth unemployment.
31 Jan 2013 - D. G. L.
Quality education Know what you want and how to get it
Thousands of students enter private tertiary education institutions every year - increasingly out of choice - but oftentimes because of limited opportunities in the public sector.
23 Jan 2013 - N. J.
Incentives for education Can incentives encourage learners to excel?
Education experts are considering the potential use of incentives to encourage pupils to give of their best in order to produce much better quality matric results.
14 Jan 2013 - T. F.
Education Manuel MInister Trevor Manuel shifts the focus onto education
Manuel has continuously expressed serious concern about the low return on investment that South Africa gets out of spending almost R300-billion annually on education.
26 Dec 2012 - H. W.
Educating a country It takes a village to teach a child
"The broader participation of South African society was crucial to addressing the educational challenges of the past year", Gordon Institute of Business Science professor Adrian Saville
11 Dec 2012 - C. Z.
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