Are schools working as they should?
The South African education system is widely considered problematic. Where does Catholic education sit within this frame? CLAIRE MATHIESON finds...
June 2013
Beating the odds in a rural school
Education training in South Africa does not take into account the many rural schools which have multi-grade classes. MDUDUZI QWABE...
Mass readings – June 23 – June 30
Liturgical Calendar Year C Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday, June 23, 12th Sunday Zechariah 12:10-11; 13:1, Psalm 63:2-6, 8-9, Galatians...
School opens doors to refugees
Changing schools can be a traumatising experience, but when you are forced to change schools because your family had to...
Conflicts among Christians harm the body of Christ, pope says
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service The church is the body of Christ, but when Catholics fight among themselves or...
Giving rural youth a chance
South Africa does have a Catholic university, but it’s not the only area of tertiary education that the Church is...
Catholicism appears strange to me
By Hendrietta Coetzee, Stellenbosch Forgive me for feeling the urge to clarify some features of your Catholic faith. I am not...
Parents and education
GUEST EDITORIAL: ANNE BAKER South African education is currently in crisis. Children cannot read or do maths at the levels...
The violent side of education
From robbery and sexual assault to bullying and cyber attacks, 22,2% of South Africa’s high school learners experience some form...
