Publisher Profile: Janine Loedolff
If you’re interested in the publishing industry or simply want to have a closer look at Oxford University Press Southern Africa – look no further than our recurring Publisher Profile feature. Publisher Profiles are brief Q & A sessions with our Publishers...Showcasing inspiring young talent across South Africa
In 2015, Oxford, in partnership with the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, the Department of Basic Education and the South African Post Office, ran an exciting national artwork and creative writing stamp competition that involved learners in...Blended learning
The entrepreneurs, employees, managers and leaders of the future need to think on their feet. To be effective in their careers, they’ll need quickly to weigh up situations, clearly motivate for and present their points of view, and apply the theory and skills they...Subject versus general dictionaries – is it an either/or
So you’ve bought your child age-appropriate dictionaries at various stages of his school career, supported his additional-language acquisition with bilingual dictionaries (as opposed to monolinguals), and even invested in a thesaurus. Your child writes beautiful...Artisan Training is a priority
The Department of Higher Education and Training launched the ‘Decade of the Artisan’ to encourage the youth of South Africa to enroll for an artisan course at their local TVET college. The current average age of an Artisan is 55, which means that in a couple of years...Latin abbreviations
Academia is often frequented by lots of abbreviations – some are familiar and some aren’t. Here’s a breakdown of where they come from, what they mean and when to use them.Publisher Profile: Lydia Reid
If you’re interested in the publishing industry or simply want to have a closer look at Oxford University Press Southern Africa – look no further than our recurring Publisher Profile feature. Publisher Profiles are brief Q & A sessions with our Publishers which...The real value of dictionaries
“Of all the knowledge and skills which a language learner must master, the most important element, and the one involving the heaviest learning load, is an adequate working vocabulary.” – Foreword to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition, 2010...Oxford takes to the water for literacy
5 December 2015 marked the the second anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s passing. To honour the icon’s lifelong dedication to education, educational publisher Oxford University Press Southern Africa and shareholder partner The Mandela Rhodes Foundation took to the water...
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