Jack Lewis explains how we can quickly make radical improvements to primary school education.
Jack Lewis.
Opinion | 18 November 2013
The road crash massacre on the Moloto Road in Mpumalanga last week provides an horrific portent for the annual festive season slaughter on the highways and byways of South Africa. And the manner in which the deaths of 29 people were reported, being consigned, for the most part, to the inside pages of newspapers, reveals just how accepting the country has become of such carnage.
Terry Bell.
Opinion | 18 November 2013
Leaders, former leaders and the main cheerleaders of the Democratic Alliance have publicly debated these last weeks about whether or not the party has betrayed its liberal tradition with its stance on black economic empowerment.
Nathan Geffen
Opinion | 18 November 2013
Zake Mda’s lyrical novel is set in the mists of time, in the Southern African kingdom of Mapungubwe. (Mda has based his story on a wealth of archaeological evidence and research into oral tradition.) It is a tale of the rivalry between the two artistically gifted sons of the royal sculptor; rivalry in love and rivalry for two competing visions of what society should be.
Zakes Mda
News | 18 November 2013
Yesterday marked the official start of the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Police Inefficiency in Khayelitsha. It took place at Lookout Hill in the township. Dozens of members of the community, civil society organisations, and the media gathered to witness the first proceedings.
Delphine Pedeboy
News | 14 November 2013
This week we have reports from WITS Justice Project, SECTION27 and Greenpeace Africa.
Delphine Pedeboy
News | 13 November 2013
On 9 November, Lingua Franca, a spoken word and music movement, celebrated their first anniversary. At a sold out show at the Baxter Theatre, more than 15 poets graced the stage to recite their work.
Nwabisa Pondoyi
News | 13 November 2013
The report on the six villages in Sicwenza who have been without running water for seventeen years … Read more
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I have my own issues with how the Durban High Court operates, specifically with regard to missing f… Read more
Whatever the conservation pressures in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Constitution does not perm… Read more
If ever there was reason for our National Government to threaten Expropriation without compensation… Read more
