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The situation is dire, both for the primary school learner in general but particularly the Grade 3 learner enrolled in it. In fact the recently-released 2030 Reading Panels 2026 background report which shockingly revealed that 15% of Grade 3s scored zero in reading assessments indicates that the nation is tinkering at a crisis point. We … Once more SA flunks reading test! Read More »

Indulge me in playing devil’s advocate, dear reader. A preposition which seeks to put paid to the nation’s gnawing and uncertain question is increasingly gaining momentum. It has the political elite regularly on the lookout to cross the floor. Business is disappearing assets into offshore accounts, you know, just in case. This whilst some of … SA: A chessboard or opposing black and white blocks? Read More »

‘No, no no! They’re not voiceless,’ asserts Ina Skosana, hands buried deep in her volumous weave in feigned exasperation. Her ordinarily grinning face is now creased as the Health-e News editor pans the room as if to make sure that what she has to say next will not fall on unattentive ears. ‘We .. we … Engagement journalism in the age of smartphones Read More »

If the intelligentsia had seen the turnout at the Northern Cape ANC’s leg of the 114th anniversary celebrations this past Saturday, they might’ve second guessed the veracity of the orbituaries they have taken to penning specifically post-2024. Packed to the rafters – with some putting the figures at around 12 500 – Toto Mayaba Stadium … ANC’s last dance or new beginning: Part 2 Read More »

With the clergy briefed, social media posts uploaded, residents of Colesberg may well be looking forward to partying up a storm come 7 February, courtesy of the ANC. This year, the 114 Provincial Anniversary Celebrations due to be held at the Toto Mayaba Stadium will see all manner of distinguished figures touching down in this … Of ANC parties in general and Colesberg’s in particular: Part 1. Read More »

It’s a frequent coincidence here at Toverview: the team agrees to meet up anywhere in town but somehow always winds up ‘kicking it’ under the shaded seating area at Ouma Anna. At first it came with the territory, us being backwater journos and they the newest inkommers to Colesberg’s culinary society, the story simply couldn’t … Dining diaries: Ouma Anna Read More »