basic education
Mvezo school a legacy of Mandela
All pupils from Mvezo village, former president Nelson Mandela’s birthplace, leave home after completing grade seven – usually at the tender age of 12. Because there is no secondary school in the area, they have to travel as far as Mthatha, least 80km away, to continue their education.
• South Africa prioritises quality education
Tears, tributes for ‘Mother of the Nation’
UN award for SA’s Dr Math mobile tool
Zuma pays visit to Eastern Cape schools
Saving South Africa’s abalone
Hermanus-based Abagold is leading the way in developing a sustainable local abalone aquaculture, which bodes well for the future of the South African abalone industry and the protection of stocks of the threatened natural resource.
• SA consumers help rebuild fish stocks
South Africa prioritises quality education
The South African government has launched a massive turnaround strategy for education, committing to build more public schools in disadvantaged areas and radically improve the quality of teaching and learning.
• Top matric shines amid tough times
Education a national priority
“Congratulations are in order for the Class of 2010 on achieving a 67.8% pass rate. Last year’s results are a positive development as the learners wrote the exams under trying circumstances”, says Miller Matola, CEO of the Brand South Africa.
Gauteng matric results best in SA
Gauteng has for the first time achieved the best matric marks in the country, beating the long-time results champion, the Western Cape.
SA matric results up by 7%
Despite schooldays lost to the Fifa World Cup and a prolonged public servants’ strike, South African students writing the national matric exams in 2010 managed to score a 67.8% pass rate – a 7.2% improvement on the previous year’s result.
