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Education Policies

​‘The current state of basic education should cause outrage’
Article
/ 13 August 2019

​‘The current state of basic education should cause outrage’

Take it back to the basics and focus on reading, writing and understanding

By Shaazia Ebrahim
Teaching in the mother tongue
Article
/ 2 September 2018

Teaching in the mother tongue

The MTBBE programme is an important part of decolonisation

By Johnnie Isaac
Helen Zille’s words were taken out of context and used in a straw-man argument
Article
/ 19 August 2016

Helen Zille’s words were taken out of context and used in a straw-man argument

‘Various proposals were also discussed to ensure that men also carried the consequences of unintended pregnancies.’

By Staff Reporter
Youth alliance rejects education as an essential service
Article
/ 5 February 2013

Youth alliance rejects education as an essential service

The Progressive Youth Alliance will not support moves to declare education an essential service and thereby curtail teachers’ rights to strike.

By Nickolaus Bauer
ANC moves to make education an essential service
Article
/ 4 February 2013

ANC moves to make education an essential service

The debate around making teaching an essential service intensified as the ANC reaffirmed its stance on the move seen as an attempt to prevent strikes.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Education is the new struggle
Article
/ 28 June 2012

Education is the new struggle

The ANC has identified three priorities for South Africa to focus on as a nation. Tragically, education isn’t one of them, writes Khaya Dlanga.

By Staff Reporter
The man with the plan
Article
/ 6 June 2012

The man with the plan

Senzo Mchunu is a hands-on man who is very realistic about the immense challenges that his department faces.

By Staff Reporter
Africa must choose its own path
Article
/ 29 October 2010

Africa must choose its own path

Policymakers eager to please the West transplant policies that stunt the continent’s growth.

By Uchenna Amadi-Ihunwo

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