By The People

Not all school-leavers can or should go to university on leaving school. But many want to improve their skills before entering the workplace. Helen Alexander undertakes a comprehensive survey of private further education in South Africa.

How can communities improve security in their neighbourhoods? This article takes a look at some of the activities that different communities across the country have engaged in to improve their safety. Helen Alexander reports.

All gated-up and nowhere to go? Communities are increasingly closing off roads and erecting booms to restrict access to residential areas. Local authorities have adopted different policies in this regard. There are advantages and disadvantages to restricting access to suburbs and there is no clear-cut solution, says Helen Alexander.

Community Radio is an important way to reach communities and to spread health messages as well as confront prejudices; Helen Alexander explores how communities can use community radio to fight the disease in On the Air.