One million pens by March 2012 – that’s what BiC intends donating to needy children across South Africa as part of its Choose BiC and Change a Future campaign. Every year, parents spend millions on stationery to equip their children for the new school year. Sadly, many learners start the school year without so much as a ball point pen.

Eyewitness News reports, worried parents have arrived at Bryanston Parallel Medium Primary in northern Johannesburg following a shootout in the school's parking lot this morning.

Bryanston Parallel Medium Primary in northern Johannesburg was the scene of a shootout on Tuesday morning.
A security guard alerted police, after spotting a suspicious man in the parking lot. It is believed he tried to use a jamming device to steal one of the cars.

St John’s College is proud of the excellent results achieved by our Matriculants in the 2011 IEB Examinations. Congratulations to all our Matric pupils!
St John’s pupils once again achieved a 100% Matric pass rate with 92% achieving University Entrance at Degree level.

St John’s College top Matric candidates, one of the top pupils is our Head of School, Schalk Burger, who initiated the “Clothing4Children” campaign which has mobilized clothing for under-privileged children valued at over R280million. Visit: www.clothing4children.org for more information.

Eyewitness News reports, the Kings School in Linbro Park in Johannesburg on Monday confirmed it has closed doors to children from grades 000 to six because of simultaneous outbreaks of mumps and swine flu.