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Archive for January, 2012

From cleaning classrooms to teaching in them, meet the Hanover Park father who’s hanging up his overalls to inspire young minds

Author: - Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Peter Hendricks has built his life on ‘doing’ words. At age 45, the school caretaker obtained his teaching degree from [...]

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Youth led organisations: Reminding us how powerful young people have been and can be in shaping our future

Author: - Monday, January 16th, 2012

In a week when education is very much on South Africans’ minds, I am doing a quick tour of some [...]

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From TSiBA Education’s Perspectives on the Search for Tomorrow’s Leaders: The perspective of Ferial Haffajee, Editor of The City Press

Author: - Thursday, January 12th, 2012

By Jackie Lagus, based on an interview by Leigh Meinert. Hailing from a strong line of women, Ferial Haffajee was [...]

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From TSiBA Education’s Perspectives on the Search for Tomorrow’s Leaders: The perspective of Jonathan Jansen, Rector and Vice Chancellor, University of the Free State

Author: - Thursday, January 12th, 2012

By Karen Le Roux, based on an interview by Anna Morris. What transforms, inspires and speaks of true leadership in [...]

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Perspectives: The Search for Tomorrow’s Leaders

Author: - Thursday, January 12th, 2012

In the second edition of Perspectives[1], DGMT grantee, TSiBA Education set out to understand the state of leadership development in [...]

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Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times: Reporting on “a Poverty Solution That Starts With a Hug”

Author: - Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

On 7 January 2012, the New York Times published the following article by Nicholas D. Kristof on the impact of ‘toxic stress’ [...]

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