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Graduation and gratitude

June 7, 2019 adminEducation

Have you ever been in one place but felt like your heart was somewhere else? It doesn’t happen to me often. But it did a few weeks ago, and I was gutted. It was the[…]

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The lesson I learnt on Black Friday

November 24, 2018November 24, 2018 adminEducation

Oh! What fun! The school run on a Friday morning! Not just any Friday, it’s Black Friday. Given all the hype, my son understands what this day entails. Of course, he knows better than to[…]

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Driven by drama

May 16, 2018 adminEducation

It started off as a casual conversation on the way home from school. I try not to ask my son the usual questions – what did you learn etc. But opt for the – what[…]

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Photo Essay: Mandela, Gandhi, Luthuli

April 4, 2018 adminEducation

Throughout turbulent times in global history, there have been many brave men and women who have shown leadership and strength, fighting to promote peace. In South Africa, we are indeed fortunate to have four such[…]

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Upholding the law

March 24, 2018 adminEducation

I grew up on a television diet of Reasonable Doubt, Law and Order and NYPD Blue. Unknowingly, from a young age, I was passionate about the pursuit of truth and justice. I will admit; I[…]

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Spreading happiness in schools

March 10, 2018 adminEducation

It’s been a week of violent videos going viral in South Africa. First, it was the video of a mother physically and verbally abusing her four year old child in Phoenix, Durban. I have not[…]

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The journey of learning English

March 5, 2018 adminEducation

English is a beautiful and powerful, but strange language. Yes, admit it. Between concorde, spelling, silent consonants, syntax and the nuances, it’s a lot to get your head around. Most people don’t. They text. It’s[…]

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Making the numbers count

February 12, 2018 adminEducation

Children’s minds are like sponges. They absorb everything, no matter how young. This is just one of the many universally-accepted truths by parents and researchers alike. It’s why many parents try to teach their children[…]

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It's not a road race: live and let live

January 24, 2018 adminEducation

One message read. Three friends dead. Spine-chilling. Seeing this billboard hanging a few metres overhead before Umhlanga’s Millennium Bridge in Durban, was unnerving. We are creatures of technology and so many of us have, at[…]

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To South Africa's matric class of 2017

January 3, 2018 adminEducation

As the hype over the new year begins to fade, there’s another hype that goes into overdrive, unnecessarily. Matric results. This is an open letter to the matric class of 2017, and one that I[…]

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