‘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.

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.

Report lifts lid on ‘bad teachers’

Leanne Jansen|Published

New statistics reveal an increase in complaints against teachers - including fraud, assault and sexual abuse.

Watchdog group highlights school corruption

Leanne Jansen|Published

Corruption Watch has seen a “dramatic” increase in the number of complaints about wrongdoing at schools.

‘Acting judge criteria needed’

Leanne Jansen|Published

Currently, anyone who had not spent time as an acting judge was unlikely to be considered a suitable candidate by the JSC.

‘Corruption, sex abuse rife at schools’

Leanne Jansen|Published

Forty-six employees of the KZN education department have been charged for offences including fraud and sexual assault.

Surgeon’s axing over racism ‘unfair’

Leanne Jansen|Published

The disciplinary process that led to the axing of a KZN cardiothoracic surgeon accused of racism was “unfair”, his lawyer said.

Surgeon sacked in racism dispute

Leanne Jansen|Published

A Durban cardiothoracic surgeon, who was accused of using the k-word by his colleagues, has been dismissed.

Father goes to court over ‘schoolboy error’

Leanne Jansen|Published

Twin boys attending a top Durban school are in hot water after submitting the same assignment.