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?  

September is Heritage Month in South Africa. This year the theme for Heritage Month is “Celebrating the Heroes and Heroines of the Liberation Struggle in South Africa”. This theme throws the spotlight on the idealism and heroism of those who fought to liberate the country from colonialism and apartheid. Their memories will be evoked, their [...]

Devterms remembers the heroes who tragically lost their lives a decade ago when the World Trade Centre (twin towers) plummeted to the ground by terrorist hijackings, the crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania and flight 77 into the Pentagon. May those children who lost parents grow up to be strong leaders. May the innocent no [...]

Economic empowerment for South African women will be the focal point of Women’s Month 2011, Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities Lulu Xingwana said on unveiling this year’s programme. “We will use Women’s Month to highlight the economic empowerment of women as a critical element of success for South Africa’s efforts to achieve [...]

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprisings. With government having declared 2011 as the year of job creation, the focus of this year’s Youth Month commemoration will be on youth empowerment and participation in the country’s socio- economic activities/priorities, job creation, health, fighting crime, rural development and education. Linked to that, [...]

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, thou who has brought us thus far along the way, thou who has by thy might led us into the light, keep us forever in the path, we pray, lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met thee, lest our hearts, [...]

President Jacob Zuma will for the first time participate in the third BRICS Leaders’ Summit from 14 to 15 April 2011 in Beijing, China. South Africa joined the important bloc of emerging economies in December 2010, in line with the country’s foreign policy to strengthen South-South relations. Discussions will centre on strengthening economic and trade [...]

About 2 000 Transkei children, including busloads of orphans, are expected to attend this year’s Christmas party at Mkankatho village near Libode, organisers said today. The yearly event will for the first time be run by a foundation established by Eastern Cape health department official Sizwe Kupelo. The foundation said in a statement that a [...]

Earth Hour 2010 South Africa27 March 2010 saw a record global participation of Earth Hour 2010, businesses, homes, and landmarks around the world turned off their lights for the sake of the planet. It originated in Sydney, Australia and now in its fourth year, Earth Hour—which took place from 8:30pm to 9:30pm local time on [...]

  I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light [...]