A Cuban mathematics and science tutor who was part of a group I was working within the department of education, was bemused by the tendency of South Africans to... Read more.
My wife, who is a teacher, could not get a teaching post in Botswana when we landed in that country as refugees in 1981. This was because the department of educ... Read more.
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Johannesburg- Around two decades ago, a friend told me how big and lucrative the scrap metal business is; how the market is cornered by a few companies that mad... Read more.
Johannesburg – There is a saying that if you want to be rich quickly in South Africa, start your own church. Indeed we have seen Bible-thumping people mov... Read more.
Johannesburg – In the early days of Zimbabwe’s independence in the 1980s, the political space in Harare was just as vibrant as it was stimulating. On te... Read more.
Johannesburg – Announcements were made not so long ago that a number of post offices were closing due to lack of money. Indeed, the post office in a shopp... Read more.
Johannesburg – On Tuesday, August 10, the former president of our republic, Jacob Zuma, was having his matter relating to alleged corruption heard in the ... Read more.
Johannesburg – While those of us who are in the Defend our Democracy Campaign are firm on the primacy of the constitution and importance of all of us bein... Read more.
Johannesburg – Although one has always been aware of the parlous state of our education as a result of Covid-19, it was still alarming to listen to a Stel... Read more.
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