insert_link Lifestyle Thinking aloud: what happens when children read for pleasure in classroom clubs By Eileen Scheckle, Nelson Mandela University Every five years, the international Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) provides an assessment of how well grade 4 learners around the world read for meaning. And every time South Africa participates, the results are shocking. In the 2021 survey, more than 80% of South African fourth-graders weren’t able to make sense of what they were reading in […] todayJuly 12, 2024 19
insert_link Entertainment Brenda Fassie’s 1997 hit song Vulindlela still raises questions about South Africa as a nation By Mbali Mazibuko, University of Johannesburg In 1997, South Africa’s most famous music star had a huge hit. Brenda Fassie’s Vulindlela became a national pop anthem, played especially at weddings and celebrations. Vulindlela can be loosely translated from the Zulu language as an instruction to “make way” or, if you like, “clear the path”. The song is about making way for the groom (and […] todayJuly 12, 2024 38
insert_link South Africa Ordinary white South Africans and apartheid – bound to a racist system they helped prop up By Neil Roos, University of Fort Hare In South Africa, apartheid was a divisive political system entrenched by a white minority who regarded other ethnic groups as inferior, creating townships on the outskirts of cities to house the black population and legislation to control their movements. Many academic studies have focused on black life under apartheid, but few on white life – and even fewer on […] todayJuly 10, 2024 11
insert_link Oshiwambo Omupashiyono a tyonkwagulwa kondjamba sigo eso moshikunino shiinamwenyo mo South Africa Omupashiyoni omu Spain okwa tyonkwagulwa sigo eso kondjamba sho a zimo mohauto oku kutha omathano goshigunda shoondjamba moshikunino shiinamwennyo sha South Africa. O BBC oya lopota kutya omulumentu gomimvo 43 okwa ponokelwa ongula yosondaaha ko Pilanesburg National Park,monooli ya Johannesburg. Omulumentu,omukadhona gwe naakiintu yalwe yaali okwali taya hingi osheenditho shawo,meni lyoshikunino,sho ya mono oondjamba dhili 3 nuutana. Naasho yazi mo mosheenditho yedhi thaneke,odhemu ponokele noku mu dhipaga. Omanga yalwe inaaya […] todayJuly 9, 2024 11
insert_link South Africa Road to Paris: African Olympic hopefuls shine in Durban ahead of the Paris Olympics By Stephen Granger, bird story agency Just a month before athletes head to Paris for the 2024 Olympics, some of the Africa's top marathoners gathered in the port city of Durban on July 7 to compete in the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10k — and the results highlighted a depth of talent that suggests the Paris Olympics will be a specatacle of African running […] todayJuly 8, 2024 28
insert_link Oshiwambo IIpotha yo Mpox mo South Africa oyili po 20,naantu 15 ya kolekwa yeli nawa,omanga 5 yeli miipangelo Omwaalu gwiipotha yo Mpox mo South Africa ogwa londo sigo opo 20. Shika osha landula sho iipotha iipe yili 4 ya kolekwa mo Gauteng nomo Kwazul Natal momasiku omashona ga piti. Omanga oshikondo shuuhaku shati opena onkundana ombwaanawa kwaamboka ya kwatwa kombuto,sho aavu 15 ya pewa o clean bill of health,shoka tashiti oya pewa eziminino ku ndohotola kutya oyena uundjolowele. Omanga ya 5 yeli moshipangelo omolwa omatompakano geetithwa komauvu galwe […] todayJuly 8, 2024 13
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s healthcare system: eight steps that would get it on the right track By Lilian Dudley, Stellenbosch University; Catherine Mathews, South African Medical Research Council; Flavia Senkubuge, University of Pretoria; Guinevere Lourens, Stellenbosch University; Leslie London, University of Cape Town, and Sharon Fonn, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s healthcare system suffers from widespread problems in its governance. A number of indicators point to this dysfunction. These include the large number of managers in acting positions, frequent […] todayJuly 8, 2024 27
insert_link 3 1 Oshiwambo Moshilongo onkee inaamu lopotwa iipotha yo Monkeypox-Ben Nangombe Omunambelewa omukuluntu muuministeli wuundjolowele Ben Nangombe okwa koleke kutya Namibia ina lopota sigo ompaka omukithi go MPOX ngoka gwa tukuka mo South Africa. Nangombe okwati oshigwana inashi mbandapala, nuuministeli owuli ontega ngele pwa holoka omadhidhiliko go MPOX moshilongo. todayJuly 3, 2024 14 1 3
insert_link South Africa South Africa inaugurates unprecedented unity government South Africa's new unity government under President Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in on Wednesday, the first of its kind in the country after 30 years of rule by the ANC. Ahead of the 32 ministers -- from six parties -- making up the cabinet, Paul Mashatile, who has been re-appointed deputy president, was the first to take the oath during the televised ceremony in Cape Town. […] todayJuly 3, 2024 20
