The dangerous “decolonisation” of SA’s school history curriculum
Richard Wilkinson says there are three basic problems with the view of the past the DBE is trying to foist on our children. Shortly after South Africa’s 2024 national election…
Three decades on: assessing South Africa’s progress since 1994
The story of South Africa is still being written. It is a story of struggle and hardship, but also of hope and triumph, writes Cornelius Monama. On Monday, 27 April…
Minister Siviwe Gwarube and the discipline of governing education
Busi Radebe profiles South Africa’s Minister of Basic Education,Siviwe Gwarube, and finds that thanks to her continuedcommitment and accessibility, basic education is on the right track When Siviwe Gwarube arrived…
Don’t dismantle what you misunderstand: Setas, skills and the future of SA’s workforce
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela responds to William Gumede’s “Close incompetent and corrupt Setas or hand them to business” Prof William Gumede’s recent public critique of Sector Education and Training…
80th birthday celebration: a tribute to Prof Lumkile Wiseman Nkuhlu
Read in magazine The challenge today is not people being uneducated. The greater challenge is that they are educated just enough to believe what they have been taught and not…
Organic leadership through five decades: a set of reflections
Read in magazine Prof Mahlo Mokgalong spoke to Leadership Editor Prof JJ Tabane about his extraordinary leadership journey from an unassuming science student in the early 1970s to ascending to…
Africa month: Pan-African thought leadership
Read in magazine Unearthing and researching African and global thought leadership in the African 21st century with Maggie MacDonnell and Mayank Dhingra: uplifting educators is key to advancing transformation in…
Phakeng: ‘I’ve had a great time in spite of everything’
Read in magazine Despite the scrutiny and constant complaints about her, outgoing UCT vice-chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng said she had a great time leading the institution. In an interview with…
Education storm bodes ill for South African schoolchildren
Read in magazine We need to rediscover the ethical and human dimensions of learning, yet schools are becoming less focused on balance, with the child in the centre, and are…
Decolonising education in South Africa: what is to be done?
There is a need to develop knowledge frames and approaches that can inform curriculum knowledge selection in cumulative and principled ways. It is only then that we will say we…