News agency, Cape Town, South Africa
Thursday September 9th 2010

Education

Cape Town teacher goes it alone

Cape Town teacher goes it alone

Although all his fellow teachers have joined the public servants strike, Nceba Mananga has continued to prepare his grade 12 pupils for their upcoming maths exam. (more...)

Pupils teach themselves while teachers strike

Pupils teach themselves while teachers strike

While many classrooms at Cape Town schools stood empty on Wednesday  as teachers joined the public servants strike, learners in a number of schools formed their own study groups. (more...)

Girl power boosted

Girl power boosted

Nine grade 11 girls from Mitchell’s Plain are the first recipients of the Girl Power awards. (more...)

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