1. We, the undersigned, are all committed cadres of the African National Congress, having served our glorious movement for many decades. Throughout our lives, and whenever the need arose, we did not hesitate to raise our hands to be counted among those who could be...
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome? Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is caused when a pregnant woman drinks alcohol. The alcohol can reach any part of her body and the baby within 20 minutes after she has taken a drink. The alcohol is toxic (poisonous) for the unborn baby and...
By Makhudu Sefara , editor of the Star 7 June 2013. Johannesburg - On the sidelines of a lunch I attended in Sandton this week, an executive asked me: “What on earth was Sanef thinking, writing a petition to the Competition Commission?” And, before I could respond, he...
The Real Mismatch The Supreme Court should not force universities to trade affirmative action for socioeconomic diversity. Schools can have both. By Lee C. Bollinger Graduates from Columbia University's School of Public Health Photo by Keith Bedford/Reuters The...
The 2012 Helen Suzman Memorial Lecture Jonathan D Jansen University of the Free State “So teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom” Psalm 90 v 12 Introduction The first and only time I met the politician Helen Suzman was in a principal’s office...
University of the Free State Vice-Chancellor Jonathan Jansen was in Cape Town on Tuesday to deliver the fifth Imam Haron Lecture, held annually to commemorate the memory of the Muslim activist, murdered during Apartheid, whose name it bears. Jansen wasn’t pulling any...
Similar struggles against the Bantu Authorities Act were fought in the Transkei, where the resistance of the peasants culminated in the Pondo revolt which broke into the open early in 1960. At first the government pretended that nothing untoward was happening in...
Martin Prew Firing the education minister will not rectify flawed procurement and intervention powers. The grief that has been heaped on Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga from all quarters seems to be justified on the surface. The facts seem clear. Eight...
Faranaaz Parker If education really is SA's top priority, it's clear what needs to be done. We need a new education minister, writes Faranaaz Parker Last week I stood in a queue at the supermarket and waited as the young woman behind the till painstakingly tried to...
CECYL ESAU History Department, University of the Western Cape / Institute for Justice and Reconciliation I was arrested with a number of comrades in April 1986. I was charged with commt- ting acts of ‘terrorism’ against the apartheid state. Initially we were fifteen...
by Imran Khan My generation grew up at a time when colonial hang up was at its peak. Our older generation had been slaves and had a huge inferiority complex of the British. The school I went to was similar to all elite schools in Pakistan. Despite gaining...
After praising, and thanking God, the Prophet, may God send His praises upon him said: “O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore, listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and take...