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That the instruments of imparting education extend beyond the classical notions of classroom learning is a fact few can disagree with today. It is, however, not enough to realise that the process of educating a human being transcends the limited universe of whatever...
We are not blinded by the moral reparation of national independence; nor are we fed by it. The wealth of the imperial countries is our wealth too.... So when we hear the head of a European state declare with his hand on his heart that he must come to the aid of the...
Alongside pneumococcal diseases such as meningitis and pneumonia,rotavirus-related diarrhoea is a primary childhood killer in developing countries, thought to snuff out the lives of 500,000 children each and every year. An overwhelming 85 per cent of these children...
Bobby Peek tells how the struggle for environmental rights is intertwined with the one over access to energy After decades of struggle, South Africa finally gained its democracy in 1994. This included the delivery of a constitution that guaranteed people a new...
Glimpses of clear sunlight in a long winter only indicate that summer is possible, but are not summer itself (not even spring). The Alternative Information Development Centre (AIDC) welcomes that the government’s New Growth Path (NGP) document recognizes the hard...
2 November 2010Following the National General Council meeting held in September, this year, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ANC was directed to perform a number of responsibilities.The NGC directed the NEC to report the outcomes of the NGC to the ANC...
By Jayati GhoshThe past decade has been one in which export-led economic strategies have come to be seen as the most successful, driven by the apparent success of two countries in particular - China and Germany. In fact, the export-driven model of growth has much...
The National Health Insurance (NHI) Campaign invites you to a screening of Swimming Against the Tide, a film about the Cuban health system. The film will be followed by a discussion with the film maker about the Struggle for Health. SPEAKERS: Tom Fawthrop (film-maker)...
By Faranaaz Parker07 September 2010The latest research from the University of Cape Town's Health Economics Unit has found that spending on the national health insurance system (NHI) would roughly match what the government currently spends on healthcare. This is...