The South African government might have patted itself on the back about improved matric results, but in the eyes of the world, it is simply not enough.

Education experts are considering the potential use of incentives to encourage pupils to give of their best in order to produce much better quality matric results.

Johannesburg's city managers and citizens need a far more inclusive understanding of environmental sustainability. Once this is in place, the city can reach the same levels of enviro-friendly success as Copenhagen, Mexico City and London, according to the Democratic Alliance’s spokesperson on environmental matters, Laurette van Zijl.

The women of the George Child and Family Welfare's Sikelela Skills Development Centre have been commissioned to create items for a new kids' decor and apparel range at a popular golf resort.

Reliable estimates of the number of skilled people we require are in scant supply, but, according to the Centre for Development and Enterprise, a non-governmental organisation, the figure is likely to be well north of the 502,000 released by the Department of Labour in 2008.