The way history is taught in South Africa is ahistorical -- and that's a problem: History textbooks suggest that in 1994 when formal apartheid and racial exclusion ended, so did prejudice and racism. United Nations Photo/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDHistory may soon be a compulsory school subject until Grade 12 in South Africa. A task team established by the country’s minister of basic … [Read more...] about The way history is taught in South Africa is ahistorical — and that’s a problem | The Conversation
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Multilingualism must be celebrated as a resource, not a problem | The Conversation
Multilingualism must be celebrated as a resource, not a problem: There are 11 official languages in South Africa. AfricanGoals2010/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDFebruary ought to be a joyful month for South African languages. It’s been declared “language activism month” by the Pan South African Languages Board, a constitutionally established body tasked with the promotion and development … [Read more...] about Multilingualism must be celebrated as a resource, not a problem | The Conversation
Statelessness affects millions in Africa. Madagascar is tackling the problem | The Conversation
Statelessness affects millions in Africa. Madagascar is tackling the problem: Madagascar is taking steps towards addressing statelessness with a new nationality law. ShutterstockThree years ago the United Nations took steps to try and address the issue of statelessness by putting in place a 10-point plan that aims to reduce the number of people who are not recognised as a … [Read more...] about Statelessness affects millions in Africa. Madagascar is tackling the problem | The Conversation
Too few women in science: why academies are part of the problem | The Conversation
Too few women in science: why academies are part of the problem: National science academies must do more to draw women in. Mitchell Maher/International Food Policy Research Institute/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDWomen’s role in science has been hotly debated and discussed in recent decades. Policy-oriented and scholarly studies have explored a range of topics on the issue. From girls’ … [Read more...] about Too few women in science: why academies are part of the problem | The Conversation
Whose keeping an eye on South Africa’s spies? Nobody, and that’s the problem | The Conversation
Whose keeping an eye on South Africa's spies? Nobody, and that's the problem: South Africa's intelligence services continue to have more in common with their apartheid-era counterparts 23 years into democracy. shutterstockOnce again South Africa’s intelligence services are embroiled in controversy, apparently involved in dirty tricks and criminal activity. New evidence of … [Read more...] about Whose keeping an eye on South Africa’s spies? Nobody, and that’s the problem | The Conversation
