‘Lack of leadership, quality at schools’

Leanne Jansen|Published

Poor school leadership is failing South African pupils.

KZN girls’ schools are top achievers

Leanne Jansen|Published

Girls’ schools produced most of the matrics to be featured on the IEB’s national honours roll of outstanding achievers.

Early learning support aids success

Leanne Jansen|Published

If a child cannot read, write and count at the required level by ...

Wave of retiring principals offers opportunity

Leanne Jansen|Published

As South Africa’s school principals age, the need to identify the next wave of leadership is becoming more pressing.

Bid to improve school leadership through set of regulations

Leanne Jansen|Published

In an attempt to improve school leadership, the Basic Education Department has finalised the first set of regulations which provide a clear definition of the key ...

University leadership under fire

Leanne Jansen|Published

Former University of KwaZulu-Natal vice-chancellor Professor Malegapuru Makgoba has questioned whether South African universities are led by the right people, and ...

Poor kids get bullied more – study

Leanne Jansen|Published

October is Bullying Awareness Month, so it should be noted that the chances of being regularly bullied are higher for impoverished children, the Human Sciences Research ...

Baby rhino rescued by rangers ‘doing well’

Leanne Jansen|Published

A baby rhino that lost its mother to poachers in the Kruger National Park has been rescued by rangers and is settling into its new home at the Care for Wild Africa ...

Orphan baby rhino rescued

Leanne Jansen|Published

A baby rhino that lost its mother to poachers in the Kruger National Park has been rescued by rangers.

Pregnant teens to be protected from stigma

Leanne Jansen|Published

A new draft policy which sets out how schools should support pregnant pupils and protect them from discrimination is expected to be published for public comment ...

Team set to soak up the sun for Aussie challenge

Leanne Jansen|Published

The treacherous Australian Outback awaits a team of lecturers from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and students who will race 3 000km in a solar car from Darwin ...

Almost 11% of SA kids have sex before 15

Leanne Jansen|Published

South African schoolchildren are having sex at a younger age and many of them are ignorant about HIV.

Nobel winner coup for SA

Leanne Jansen|Published

In a coup for South Africa, Nobel Laureate Françoise Barré-Sinoussi has accepted a seat on the scientific advisory board of the Centre of the Aids Programme of Research ...

Fracking in Karoo unlikely, says geologist

Leanne Jansen|Published

A hydro-geologist argues that drilling for shale gas in the Karoo does not make economic sense.

Injustice lingers in air we breathe

Leanne Jansen|Published

Government under fire from environmental watchdog groups, accusing it of going soft on big industry polluters.

Skin patch gives hope for diabetics

Leanne Jansen|Published

UKZN scientists are a step closer to making life easier for diabetics by developing a skin patch that delivers insulin into the bloodstream.

Antibodies stir hopes for HIV vaccine

Leanne Jansen|Published

The blood of a KZN woman has helped scientists achieve a breakthrough in their quest to prevent and treat HIV.

‘Inept’ education bosses flayed for weaknesses

Leanne Jansen|Published

The KZN Education Department has been accused of not getting a handle on its weaknesses 20 years into democracy.

Extra years at school on the cards

Leanne Jansen|Published

The ANC intend making it compulsory for South African children to attend school for 14 years rather than 12.

Matric certificates aim to make forgers fail

Leanne Jansen|Published

The Grade 12 class of 2014 will be the first to receive report cards and matric certificates with features designed to prevent forgery.

Top 50 ranking for four SA varsities

Leanne Jansen|Published

Four South African universities have made it into the top 50 of a list of the top 100 tertiary institutions in emerging economies.

SA students reach for the stars

Leanne Jansen|Published

The Square Kilometre Array school is training a new generation of astronomers to work with data from the world’s largest telescope.

Teachers fume over substitute ruling

Leanne Jansen|Published

The KZN Education Department’s recent directive regarding substitute teachers has angered educators across the province.

Teachers don’t make the grade

Leanne Jansen|Published

The new maths, science and technology teachers who are being churned out are not up to scratch said a ministerial task team.

Transformation is slow at SA varsities

Leanne Jansen|Published

It will take many years for the racial demographics of South Africa’s universities to mirror those of society, MPs have heard.