Mail & Guardian offers insight into critical issues affecting education in South Africa

The Mail & Guardian (M&G) newspaper's education pages offer the most in-depth, incisive analysis and up-to-date hard-news coverage on South African education today - on the widest range of education sectors in the media.

M&G education editor David Macfarlane is available for interviews on these topics to encourage critical discussions on the education issues that matter most in South Africa now.

Herewith is a sneak-peak into the topics that will be covered in the M&G over the next few weeks in October.

8 October: Beyond Matric: Tertiary Debate, Undergraduate Programmes:

What this year's Grade 12s need to know to prepare for university in 2011.

Financial advice on bursaries; the National Student Financial Aid Scheme - how it works, what you need to do; other finance options all Grade 12s should be aware of.

Tips on how to thrive and survive your first year of varsity: current second-year students tell us what they would, and would not, do again if they had their own first years all over again.

15 October: Learning for All: Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET):

The NGO leaders who combat adult illiteracy.

The M&G showcases the work done by leading NGOs and others by visiting their ABET programmes. This special feature takes a look at the benefits that dedicated ABET professionals bring to the lives of thousands of adults.

29 October: Getting Ahead: Tertiary Debate, Postgraduate Programmes:

Collegiality at universities.

Two of South Africa's most senior academics discuss this hot topic in academe today. Plus: the challenges that academics and postgraduates face in academic publishing; and postgraduate opportunities such as new programmes and new research at SA's universities.

To request an interview to discuss these topics, please contact:

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