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The sad passing on 21 August of William Smith, an exceptional mathematics and science teacher, has given many South Africans a moment’s pause and reflection on...
This year, arguably more than any other after 1994, our country has chosen to honour the legacy, lessons, and vision of Nelson Mandela. Let’s reflect on...
While the world changed for Jews on 7 October 2023, educational practices have also had to adjust, David Bryfman, the chief executive of the New York-based...
“Most of us – if not all – have been born into a tapestry of ancestral trauma as the Jewish people.” Peta Cline Feigin, local life...
The emergence of anxiety and depression in children far earlier than in previous generations and the number of teens and adults taking medication for mental health...
The Mitzvah School, which has taught disadvantaged students in their final year of school for nearly four decades, is closing its doors at the end of...
Rabbi Dovid Hazdan; Rabbi Menachem Mendel Popack; Hannah Ben Moshe; Isla Feldman; Darren Bass; Mazal Sacks; and Sheila Sklaar are some of the gold award winners...
Nhlakanipho Chiliza grew up in a rural village in KwaZulu-Natal, raised alongside many siblings by his grandmother. When he finished high school, he worked as a...
Not even futurists are able to predict the future of work accurately. Much of what universities are teaching will be redundant by the time today’s babies...
When Marcelle Pincus (née Rubin) was growing up, her parents’ great hope for her was that she would leave school after Grade 7, and work at...
“The most transformative type of education is ‘teaching without teaching’,” said Professor Thuli Madonsela. “It’s what we learn from our teachers without them consciously setting out...
South Africa and Angola may share a close relationship, but they differ sharply in their approach to Israel. Though South Africa sends high-level delegations to the...
It goes without saying that the primary outcomes of a Jewish education are Jewish knowledge, Jewish identity and connection to the Jewish community. Parents who make...
One of the most deeply-felt reverberations of the pandemic has been on education. While students, teachers, and parents spent those long months of lockdown at home,...
Strong co-operation between the University of the Free State (UFS) and University of Haifa in Israel is to be marked next week with their first international...
Aimee Chiat, Herzlia Constantia’s foundation phase head of department, has taken a step that some might say is risky, but has been met by relief by...
It’s been more than a hundred days since some children last went to school. Some briefly attended classes before returning to online learning, and others are...
