Church / Church History / Education / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published February 3, 2019
QX Nobin, Pietermaritzburg – The state has announced a review of the CAPS (Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements) history syllabuses of Grades 4 to 12. So far, these history syllabuses have made no mention...
The freedom and creativity of playing can equip children for lifelong learning, as MARK POTTERTON explains. A quick Internet search will reveal that play allows children to use their creativity while developing their imagination...
Janine Scott dos Santos’ son has autism, a condition still not understood well by society. Here she shares her journey. ‘These days, everybody has a label. When we were kids, there was no autism,...
Three Catholic missions in Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal are the sites for successful computer schools for disadvantaged rural youth, established by the Netherlands’ HomePlan Foundation. Students study for six months to sit exams for the...
by Tony Magliano · Published September 15, 2018 · Last modified September 17, 2018
While many Southern African children, teens and adults fortunate enough to have access to formal education are hard at work studying such subjects as science, math and the arts, the most important lessons to...
Church / Education / Religious Life
by Jael SC · Published August 30, 2018 · Last modified August 28, 2018
By Fr Paul Tatu CSS – The minister of Higher Education hailed the Good Shepherd Community Learning Centre, run by the Good Shepherd Sisters, during a visit to the facility in Madidi, North West Province....
Church / Church History / Education / Religious Life / Theology
by Christen Torres · Published August 28, 2018
St Augustine was born in the Roman province of Numidia, in Algeria, and was son of St Monica, the patron saint of difficult marriages, disappointing children and victims of verbal abuse.
Childhood and parenting have radically changed in the past few decades and this means that children today struggle to manage their behaviour.
St Augustine’s Primary School in Durban celebrates the appointment of Craig Thomas as the first male principal of the school. A small reception was held at the school. Cardinal Wilfrid Napier attended to give...
Church / Education / Nthabiseng Maphisa
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published May 29, 2018 · Last modified May 27, 2018
My university education has been a long and difficult journey. I have changed courses multiple times and even now, in the final year of my undergraduate degree, I am uncertain as to what doors...
Grade 6 students at Marist Brothers Linmeyer, in southern Johannesburg, supported the school’s outreach programme by collecting biscuits for Nazareth House. More Stories: Salesians Give Training and Hope to Jobless Youth Catholic Students’ Jubilee...
Christian Living / Education / Nereesha Patel / Parish Life
by Nereesha Patel · Published May 8, 2018 · Last modified May 6, 2018
Author Marco Broccardo visited Holy Rosary High School in Edenvale, Johannesburg, to speak about his new book Rocks: One Man’s Climb from Drugs to Dreams. In his talk, Mr Broccardo detailed his struggle with...
