South Africa has 11 official languages but parents increasingly want their children taught in English. Simon Dagut asks if this is the best policy.
Focus 16 - 4th Quarter 1999
The ANC is desperate to take over the province from what it dubs the “racist” coalition, but will it succeed?
Myths about the benefits of debt relief are still pervasive in South Africa.
Many voters would like to see all parties and races participate in government and welcome the success of the opposition.
The MEC for education in the Western Cape is determined to raise the quality of township schools. She talks about her plans.
As another vice-chancellor comes to grief, Cheryl Goodenough explains why staff at the Umlazi college united against him.
Putting Communists in charge of privatisation was supposed to be a shrewd move to blunt political attacks. The downside is that the process is being run by people who do not believe in it.
The hands-on president is provoking anxiety about political intrusion into civil society.