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Blaming and shaming South Africa’s schoolteachers will do nothing to heal the country’s dysfunctional education system. Teachers are themselves part of a society marked by deep wounds and they need urgent government and other support, not vilification.

University of Johannesburg (UJ) Fashion Design graduates, Chantelle Nascimento and Nkoshikhona Nkala are showcasing their Autumn/Winter 2011 collections at Joburg Fashion Week (JFW). The graduates will be rocking the ‘Jozi’ runway as they debut their ranges on 15 February 2011

The number of Africans who received university degrees in 2008 increased by 334 percent since 1991, compared with a 14 percent increase for white graduates, according to research released by the SA Institute for Race Relations (SAIRR).

Radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization. The agency now lists mobile phone use in the same “carcinogenic hazard” category as lead, engine exhaust and chloroform.

South African Innovation company Matla is launching the country’s first 3-D film lab at the Durban University of Technology on 26 May. State of the art equipment and expertise from the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan will be introduced to South Africa and a 3-D training centre and production lab established. This centre at…

The UCT Centre for Creative Writing scored a trifecta of awards in recent months. In July, Femi Terry won the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing, valued at £10 000, for his short story Stick Fighting Days. Terry will be taking a month-long writer’s residency at Georgetown University in the US as part of his…

A mass exodus of healthcare specialists has left South Africa in crisis and many experts are wondering how to treat the millions of people who need specialist care. Since the beginning of 2008, 110 anaesthetists have left the country (40 in just one month), meaning that only 800 are still operating in South Africa.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) launched a Road Show in the Western Cape in February 2011 which provided an ideal opportunity to talk to vulnerable learners from some of the poorest schools in the province about the importance of further education.

Government has formalised a graduate recruitment scheme to attract talented graduates into government, says Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration Ayanda Dlodlo.

Go bananas, “Twilight” fans. The trailer you have been waiting for has arrived! On Sunday night (June 5) at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards, the trailer for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” finally premiered. Before the promo’s debut, it had been all about teaser photos and bits of information from interviews with…