Why SA hasn’t collapsed
OpinionIf this economy does not grow soon, the prospects of new jobs are dismal.
History easily politicised
OpinionBlack nationalists are no different from white nationalists – their goal is to impress their version of history on the ...
Professorships must be earned
OpinionThere is a fraud we seldom talk about. It concerns the way in which the title “professor” is attached to people ...
Class interests and aspirations
OpinionTry to answer this question honestly. If your child is at a former white South African school and over time the ...
What is your degree worth?
OpinionI remember the moment with great clarity. During a workshop at a certain university, the senior lecturer said to me as ...
Fully present in the moment
OpinionIn schools, we cannot even assume that teachers and principals are physically present.
Leadership the problem
OpinionIt is a common perception that “if only there was more money” we could solve the problems of education in South Africa.
Reconciliation still needed
OpinionOn July 8 this year Nelson Mandela (born in 1918) would have been 100 years old.
A teachable moment for SA
OpinionWhen Ashwin Willemse called me out of the blue to meet for coffee some time ago, I was excited and knew exactly what I ...