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Against the backdrop of a global economic crisis and an impending enviromental crisis, Magda Wierzycka writes on Moneyweb: “For the first time Generation Y is facing real difficulties which challenge their ability to make demands on others. Widespread unemployment and financial strife will challenge any feelings of entitlement. Where Generation Y has always relied on [...]

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On TED there is a video of a wonderful presentation by Ben Dunlap, the presdent of Wofford College, on lifelong learning. He tells the story of Sandor Teszla, a Hugarian holocaust survivor that became the ‘patron’ of Wofford after taking almost every course. Teszla’s life is a lesson in passionate living and lifelong learning. Click [...]

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(An adaption of presentation made during National Science Week)  
Last week (10 – 17 May 2008) was National Science Week  and the theme for this year was “Tomorrow’s Science & Technology is in our youth’s hands.” It is our belief that in order to succeed in that notion, we must begin to put some of today’s science [...]

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With the announcement of another set of disappointing matric results at the end of 2007, voices from various sectors are calling for government to do more. Spend more money, have more programs, get more involved. These cries come despite 20% of government spending already being allocated to education with the vast majority of it to [...]

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