Education transformation
In the lull of summer, with school out, what's happening with the Education Transformation project? While 'GSATters' cool their heels, several thousand grade 4 students from the last school year are reading and writing... - Martin Henry

Carnal culture
IT IS going to take more, much more, than a "carnal abuse crackdown", as I read in one newspaper recently, to address this nasty situation of men raping children, some still in diapers. At this stage it is going to take more... - Melville Cooke

Hezbollah in Mideast politics
THE SOUTH Lebanese militia Hezbollah is the centre of attention these days, as the conflict in Lebanon revolves largely around its role in the region. Much is said of the way Syria and Iran use Hezbollah as a proxy army... - John Rapley