Forum presents an in-depth overview of education policies and trends in South Africa. Can we put the education policies into practice? The reconstruction of schools: can quality be improved? Can we afford our education system? Returning the gaze: Africanising or internationalising the curriculum. Bargaining round-up 1996: a SADTU perspective. Teacher organisation responses to the resolutions of the Education Labour Relations Council. Teacher education under the spotlight. Work in the 21st century: what schools can do to prepare. Education and the world of work: what should schools teach? Rewriting history: the interim syllabus. The language issue: is multilingualism the way to go? Science and technology education: are we preparing our youth for the future? New technologies for new educational challenges. Managing change: why are our campuses in crisis and what can be done about it? Distance education: a way of providing cost-effective access to quality education. Private schools: a contribution to reconstruction or the maintenance of privilege? Government and the private sector: education partnerships for the future. Engendering peace in the minds of men: an overview of UNESCO's education programme. Education and training -- is South Africa in step with the world? Education in South Africa: a statistical overview. Adult basic education and training: a key factor for all future economic and social development. Private-for-profit colleges -- rip-off artists or serious educators? Partnerships in education: NGOs and the private sector. Education and training in Southern Africa: co-operation the key to the region's salvation.