Indian South Africans celebrate Diwali or Deepavali (the festival of lights) in post-democratic South Africa with city-wide festivals and events, and a more significant presence and awareness of the festival…
Multilingualism: a key to combating bullying in South African schools
South African schooling needs dire help, and the need is not always financial. Amidst a call for teacher retrenchments because of budget deficits, South African schools are challenged with escalating…
Educate teachers and learners about the dangers of violence in all its forms
Recent media reports have highlighted several incidents of learner and teacher misconduct at public and private schools in South Africa. The descriptions of misconduct are many but are predominantly associated…