Youth and education
Storybook sparks love of reading
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- 21 May 2013
Ten short stories, specially commissioned and illustrated, make up the third Sunday Times Nal’ibali Storytime. The collection, like Nal’ibali itself, is designed to ignite a love of reading in primary school children, sparked by great stories in their home language.
• Why we need a literate nation
Entrepreneurship key for jobless youth
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- 21 May 2013
The way forward is to boost economic growth and turn Africa’s youth into entrepreneurs, which means looking at what is taught at schools and universities, among other elements.
• State targets youth unemployment
Boost for knowledge economy
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- 14 May 2013
South African universities have teamed up with their Dutch counterparts to develop a course aimed at improving PhD supervision. Better and more doctoral supervisors, it is believed, will increase the number of PhD students.
• Cross-continental collaboration
Science school comes to Mvezo
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- 13 May 2013
The small village famous as the birth place of Nelson Mandela will soon have a school of science and technology. It is envisaged that the school will help improve South Africa’s education standing, and open the doors to more career options for poor rural youth.
• Maths, science teaching gets boost
Cross-continental collaboration
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- 10 May 2013
The Indiafrica Festival 2013, which takes place in Johannesburg between 13 and 24 May, marks the culmination of the second edition of Indiafrica: A shared future, an initiative that targets young entrepreneurs and artists from both countries.
• India and SA growing together
Obami opens up the classroom
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- 02 May 2013
Technology is coming to the assistance of under-resourced rural schools in the form of Obami. On a road trip through the country, its creators "experienced hope. There's an undeniable sense ... that as a nation, we can pull together and conquer".
• Safe social portal for scholars
State targets youth unemployment
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- 25 April 2013
The government has started to work with the private sector and various organisations on a Youth Unemployment Accord, drawn up to get young people working.
• Helping street kids responsibly
