By Lehlohonolo Mofokeng When President Ramaphosa proactively announced a country-wide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus and to allow hospitals to gear…
Posts tagged as “access to education”
There are so many phenomenal stories about our political freedom that are less told. The story of Ruth First is such a story. First was…
For some time now, I have been concerned with how tertiary education is funded in South Africa and called for the matter to be reviewed…
In US politics it is often said that when you are young, if your politics is not progressive then you have no heart. However when…
The world doesn’t expect much from you as a child growing up in the townships of South Africa today. The private sector is looking to…
By Lehlohonolo Israel Mofokeng There is no doubt there is a hive of township schools that continue to show signs of holistic excellence. By holistic…
A few weeks ago, I read an article to my grade 11 students with the headline “Youth unemployment in South Africa – apartheid is alive…
Until I read about Mosammet Reba Khatun from Bangladesh, I had never heard about solar-powered floating schools. Mosammet teaches in a remote river basin where…
As a teacher in South Africa, it’s very tempting to navel gaze because of the woes facing education in this country. My temptation is always…