I would like to take this opportunity to wish the best of luck to the 620 266 students who commenced writing their examinations yesterday. Education is very important for the future of this country. What you nurture today will make you tomorrow’s leaders. Invest in your future, give back to the community, and teach others [...]

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Education beats poverty: one extra year of schooling increases a person’s earnings by up to 10%. 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty if all students in low-income countries left school with basic reading skills. Education promotes gender equality by helping women control how many children they have. In Mali, women with secondary education or [...]

UNESCO inaugurated 5 October as World Teachers’ Day. World Teachers’ Day represents a significant effort to raise awareness, understanding and appreciation for the vital contribution that teachers make to education and development across the globe. What are your school memories with your teachers?  

About Hands Up 4 Education “Hands Up 4 Education” is the Department of Basic Education’s campaign that seeks to mobilise and encourage all South Africans to put their hands up in support of education. Education is indeed a societal issue, one that is shared and supported by all South Africans. In raising our hands in [...]

This year International Literacy Day falls on 8 September 2011. South Africa will be celebrating National Book Week this week. Do your part as a responsible citizen and buy a child a book. Education is the greatest gift that you can give a child. You have the power to develop future leaders. What was your [...]

Did you know? South Africa is ranked 55 out of 139 destinations in the world as a country rich in cultural resources. South Africa has a rich and diverse cultural heritage, which includes galleries, rock art centres, museums and cultural villages which showcase the traditions, lifestyle and value systems of indigenous cultural communities. The proportion [...]

“Let those we honour today inspire us to start our own journey to make the world a better place and bring our human family more closely together.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon There is never a year without humanitarian crises.  And wherever there are people in need, there are people who help them – men and women [...]

This should never happen! It pains me to see any child suffer. How can we allow babies to die in Africa? Some parents fleeing conflict and famine in Somalia are abandoning their babies after arriving at the vast refugee complex at Dadaab, Kenya One can only imagine the levels of desperation driving parents to abandon tiny babies [...]

Article One Freedom from Discrimination 1. All children have the right to protection and guarantees of all the rights of the Charter and should not be discriminated against because of their parents or families’ colour, race, gender, language, religion, personal or political opinion, nationality, disability or for any other reason. 2. The Government of National [...]