Author: Busisiwe Hoho

Changes to the Outcomes Based curriculum (OBE) are already being implemented and local township teachers are welcoming the changes, hoping that the new curriculum will help learners with literacy and numeracy.

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In the long queue to receive government housing, those who have benefitted most are those who were last in line. Since 1994, the size and features of government-subsidised housing have improved considerably thanks to an increase in real terms of the subsidy that can be allocated to home building.

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Joyce Pool, who lost her life to cancer five years ago, is still treasured and remembered by her friends. Maureen van Hille, Mary Birt, Pat Shepherd and Sheila Hicks used to play bridge with Poole for many years.

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Staff at Makanaskop Senior Residential Facility say they are fed up with working under unsatisfactory conditions. The Education district office visited the facility recently as a community service initiative to paint the interior walls of the centre.

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A reflective emergency warning triangle is now a compulsory article in all motor vehicles. Charles Reynolds, Chief Director of Traffic Management in the Eastern Province, said all vehicles registered after July 1, 2007 must carry at least one emergency warning triangle sign in terms of Regulation 214 (2) (a) of the National Road Traffic Act.

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Students dressed the part when they attended last week’s Rhodes University Sports Personality gala event, as guests and nominees looked stunning in their formal outfits and make up.

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