http://www.edunews.net/South_Africa/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:58:50 GMT Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:58:50 GMT http://www.edunews.net/South_Africa/An_Independence_Celebration_Without_Education_2750/ Activities marking the country's 49th independence anniversary began last week with a Jumat service on Friday and a Christian interdenominational service last Sunday, among other events lined up for the celebration. A major feature of the celebration, as far as the young ones are concerned, is the ... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:58:49 GMT http://www.edunews.net/South_Africa/Communist_takes_charge_of_higher_education_2514/ In his first day in office, South Africa's new President Jacob Zuma announced the creation of a Ministry of Higher Education and Training with a Communist leader, Dr Blade Nzimande, as Minister. Universities welcomed the news. By the week's end, the outspoken former academic had clashed with radical... Mon, 25 May 2009 05:44:36 GMT http://www.edunews.net/South_Africa/Education_slowing_AIDS_in_sub-Saharan_Africa_2289/ University Park, Pa. -- Increased schooling across sub-Saharan Africa may be lowering new HIV infections among younger adults, according to sociologists, suggesting a shift in a decades-long trend where formal education is considered an AIDS risk factor. While education in general has a positive im... Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:45:29 GMT http://www.edunews.net/South_Africa/Welsh_communities_helping_development_in_Africa_2107/ Pioneering partnerships between communities in Wales and Africa are winning United Nations awards and blazing a trail for the rest of the world to follow. David Williamson explores the friendships and passions which are transforming lives on both continents I WAS very young and idealistic then but ... Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:04:09 GMT http://www.edunews.net/South_Africa/Keep_kids_out_of_politics_1997/ The MEC for Education in KwaZulu-Natal, Ina Cronje, has appealed to political parties in the province to keep the lower pass rate - 57 727 pupils or 42 percent failed - out of the elections. She issued the plea as 57 000 matriculants - only 570 of them in KZN - still anxiously awaited their full re... Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:22:24 GMT http://www.edunews.net/South_Africa/'Education_is_the_key_to_a_deeper_democracy'_1912/ Providing education is an essential condition for consolidating and deepening our democracy, and a cornerstone of our programme, the Freedom Charter. In a developing country like South Africa, it is one of the major tools for achieving social upliftment and preparing both youth and adults for more... Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:06:49 GMT http://www.edunews.net/South_Africa/Metal_music_educational_-_artist_729/ Parents need to be educated on the good influences of heavy metal music and how to deal with teenagers listening to the odd "bad" songs, an artist said on Thursday. Cliff Crabb, vocalist of the South African heavy metal band Agro, said most metal music sympathises with teenagers who are outsiders a... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:05:33 GMT http://www.edunews.net/South_Africa/Phoenix_Software_adds_Encyclopaedia_Britannica_Software_range_to_bolster_its_educational_product_offering_141/ Johannesburg - Phoenix Software has been granted the exclusive republishing rights for Britannica Software in South Africa. Britannica Software is the world leader of reference, education and learning products. "Adding the Britannica range of products to our existing educational offering significan... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:58:14 GMT http://www.edunews.net/South_Africa/Education_is_failing_kids_96/ FOR most Eastern Cape school children, education is not worth the paper it's written on. I'm not talking about the National Senior Certificate, as matric will be known from 2008. Even though the release of the matric results is almost as exciting as Christmas, using the Grade 12 results to measu... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:54:25 GMT http://www.edunews.net/South_Africa/Voluntary_learning_is_crucial_to_educational_success_34/ Many impositions on young people masquerade as concern for their welfare but have tragic consequences. In 2005, a matriculation student from Manxele High School in Eshowe hanged himself after receiving news that he had failed the final examination for a second time. He obviously believed, as so many... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:30:38 GMT