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Zimbabwean Lessons In Education

In terms of country size, South Africa is three times larger than Zimbabwe. It also has a staggering R207 billion budget allocation to education. So […]

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Zip-Zap Circus provides alternative education

Cape Town’s man-made treasure, the Zip-Zap circus, provides a novel home for youth at risk. Co-founders, Brent van Rensburg and Laurence Esteve, recognized a need […]

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What women can do with R2 a week!

Rural women who live below the poverty line have limited access to formal financial institutions and often do not know about options for making sound […]

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Exposing education – from the horse’s mouth

Supernews and TEDxCapeTownED have partnered up to bring you our latest assignment. We want you to send in short video clips (+/- 1 minute), interviewing […]

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The Art of Rural Development

Since the advent of democracy in South Africa, gains made in the Arts, are not often celebrated on Freedom Day. Many black people did not […]

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SuperSolution: The Opportunity Canvas

SuperStage launched a competition for students to take part in solving the problem of tertiary education dropout rates. Ameil and Benjamin from UCT respond.

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Reality Check: Freshman Retention Society

This is Dudu, Mxo and Tools. Our aim is to strengthen educational and support systems for students.

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E-classroom, a fun way to learn

It’s exactly a year since e-classroom, a free online educational resource, was launched and it has grown from attracting a mere 127 visits in its […]

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Grade R’s send out message for Water Week

Every year during March the Department of Water Affairs celebrates National Water Week in South Africa, which also features World Water Day 0n 22 March. […]

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From unemployed to representing SA in international triathlon

Abongile Mvunyiswa (20) along with two other Afrika Tikkun teammates from Diepsloot and Orange Farm, (outside Johannesburg) have been selected by Las Vegas Safe Lite […]

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Word of mouth can change lives

What would happen if every South African made a real effort to help someone else? Not by giving a R5 coin to a beggar, or […]

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University alternatives offer opportunities to succeed too

On January 10, 2012, a tragic stampede took place at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). The desperate attempt of applicants, determined to submit their applications […]

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TOP MARKS SEND SOWETAN MARIMBA BAND TO CAPE TOWN

The Soweto Marimba Youth League (SMYLe) project is a musical outreach programme that provides under-privileged learners living in the Dobsonville area of Soweto, an opportunity […]

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TrashBack puts high value on waste

By giving rewards for the collection of rubbish, a local enterprise is starting the process of changing how we view our trash. TrashBack incentivises people […]

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Call for new young leaders

Many say that the future of South Africa is doomed because of its weak political leadership. There are organisations and individuals though, that not only […]

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