Welcome, young innovators! Whether you’re reading this between classes, on a bus ride home, or during lunch break, know this: the tiny sparks of curiosity in your mind — those “what if” thoughts — could be the start of something extraordinary. High school is one of the best times to…
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Classroom Talk With Trevor Mokeyane – To all educators, thank you
Last year on the day before World Teachers Day which is celebrated on October 5 annually, I reconnected with my Standard 2 teacher of 55 years before. I was there just to say “Thank You”. Are we thanking them enough, especially when they are still alive or is it the…
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2025 Mangaung Metro Women’s League Season in review
The Free State Women’s Rugby league has come to a 2025 season close with Collegians Valkyries as champions and the Central University Technicon (CUT) Phoenix as the most improved team. The league’ president, Lebo Lekalakala, expressed her delight to a season which was thrilling but tough. She hopes the next…
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Mokeyane bemoans the decline of literary culture in SA
Pic: Lindiwe Ndamane, right, leads the discussions during the International Literacy Day workshop The National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Center (NALN) organised a workshop on the importance and significance of literacy during the celebrations of the International Day of Literacy on September 8. The event provided valuable insights into…
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TVET colleges converge to raise funds for students
Goldfields TVET College held a gala dinner to raise funds for the students’ skills development programme at their Welkom campus. Phumyezwa Vutuza, the deputy principal and student support services officer (pictured above, right), said the initiative was a huge success. “This was our first step towards building partnerships with our…
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Opportunities for young women in ECD open up
Young, unemployed women and members of communities attended an early childhood development (ECD) prepatory workshop on the eve of Women’s Day, 8 August, at the Mangaung Resource Centre in Bloemfontein. The information session was held to prepare the first cohort of students who will start an ECD practitioners’ course which…
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Steer learners toward entrepreneurship – higher education’s Zungu
The Nkangala TVET College in Mpumalanga hosted learners from local schools at the launch of a month-long exhibition on career pathways in the beginning of August. The main aim of the career exhibition was to champion technical and vocational education.Emphasising the theme of the event, ‘skills, opportunities and change’, the…
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Mothusi Primary hits half century of teaching
As Mothusi Primary School celebrates its 50 years of existence the school found it befitting to bring their former learners and educators together in a series of events to mark the occasion The school, in the heart of Bloemfontein in Rocklands, has produced luminaries who are household names in different…