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Equal Education has criticised last week’s medium term budget policy statement for what it said was a failure to provide adequate funding to the education sector. (Madelene Cronje)
COVID 19

School closures come at a cost

The latest, unscientific decision to close schools again won’t help poor students. Strategies must be identified to help learners stay in school

  • Nicola Vermooten
3 min read
(Ryan Gray/Reuters)
CORONAVIRUS

Covid-19: An opportunity to reform the educational landscape

Policymakers and pundits, however, must ensure novel solutions do not exacerbate the inequalities of the South African education system

  • Nicola Vermooten
3 min read
A number of skills are in short supply in the country. The artisan industry is one of them.
MATRIC EXAM RESULTS

Matrics don’t need a degree to get a job

Artisans are in short supply and colleges and apprenticeships are a viable alternative to a university qualification

  • Nicola Vermooten
3 min read