You’ve studied hard, written your exams and are well on the way to receiving your Senior Certificate. Congratulations! If you’re not taking up further studies, the next step is to find a job. Look at…
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Exam questions debunked
Did you know that many learners answer more exam questions than they need to, run out of time, or fail to follow instructions and lose precious marks? Follow these guidelines and succeed in your exams!…
How social media influences language
If you could keep up with the above conversation, you are probably either a parent keeping abreast of your child’s communication methods or a member of the more youthful side of our society and a…
Meet a few of the leading South African women of the future
Since 2008, Oxford University Press Southern Africa’s unique shareholding partnership with the Mandela Rhodes Foundation has enabled a large number of young Africans to complete their postgraduate degrees while participating in customised leadership development programmes….
Mapping our world
Publishing a book, any book, is a fairly complex business. There’s the commissioning, writing, editing, illustrating, layout, design, proofreading, translating, printing, and so on. And making maps, cartography, is definitely a complex business. It combines…
Drumsticks and talking heads: a closer look at South African slang
A drumstick is a drumstick, right – a lovely, juicy bit of chicken leg on the bone? Wrong. In many parts of Cape Town, a drumstick refers to a baguette or French bread (a long,…
Say what?! 9 South African words with different meanings in the USA
If you’ve ever given directions to a tourist in South Africa, chances are that you’ve been met with a fascinated or downright puzzled expression after telling them to “turn left at the robot”. Take a…
Môre! Hoe gaan dit?
When you’re learning a language, you may feel reluctant to try out the new vocabulary and grammar by speaking. Perhaps you’re afraid of pronouncing a word wrongly and feeling silly. Children learning languages at school…
