PCB Blog - education
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Education2010/06/23 It was announced a little while ago that the Minister of Basic Education had signed her performance agreement with the President as required by government’s accountability programme, which, of course, is based on the measurement of quantitative achievement. |
A Systematic Approach2010/07/07 Professor Jake Chapman, an academic at the Open University in the UK for thirty-one years, is a specialist in energy – research, policy and its use in housing. |
City Administration2010/07/08 Not long ago in a meeting attended by the leaders of the Municipal administration team and a local rate-payers association, one of the representatives of the latter remarked that the administrators had not done enough to address the city’s problems. |
World Cup Aftermath2010/07/15 This is rather like the morning after the night before. When I was a teacher and did a fair amount of counselling, I used to liken the ego to a bag or a balloon. |
Education2010/08/19 What needs to be done in our country to provide youth with the opportunity to become entrepreneurs and or leaders in their communities? |
Transformation2010/09/02 If ever there were an over-used term, it is “transformation”. It’s used by all and sundry and never seems to mean exactly the same thing. |
Teachers Strike2010/09/09 One wonders whether there has ever been a worse year for children in school. |
Corruption2010/10/21 Isn’t it sad that all this corruption cannot be arrested? Today, as I write there are reports of over fifty teachers being paid by the Education Department for qualifications that they do not have. |
Reflecting on 13 years as PCB CEO2011/01/19 When this article appears, I will be approaching my last day at the Pietermaritzburg Chamber which thirteen years ago offered me a new career. |
Education2011/03/25 Something is very wrong. I am deeply concerned about what appears to be happening in our education system. A couple of months ago, I was asked to assist with the selection process for an internship programme. |
The SA Education System2011/11/30 I am busy reading Moeletsi Mbeki’s book: “Advocates for Change: How to Overcome Africa’s Challenges”, and it makes for fascinating reading. |
The Education System in SA2012/03/30 I have been reading with interest the comments made by Dr Mamphela Ramphele about our education system and the subsequent backlash from the SA Democratic Teachers Union. |
