The statistics agency’s youth report notes worsening joblessness, hunger and safety concerns among South Africa’s youth
Youth unemployment is a crisis but educational reforms have the potential to turn the rising tide
The funds annual budget is just under R50 billion
The TVET colleges’ appalling results on vocational studies could jeopardise the three-stream model’s objectives
More needs to be done to raise the profile of technical and vocational education and training colleges and increase enrolments in the country
Most bachelor passes and distinctions in the class of came from female learners
Ramaphosa says regaining learning time lost to the coronavirus pandemic will be a priority this year, but does not specify how
Before Nzimande or anyone in government thinks of telling young people to “choose” TVET colleges again, they need to fix this sector
A lack of policy coherence, course differentiation, and institutional capacity hinders these institutions
If the populace is not properly trained, the country will forever lag behind the rest of the world
The poor condition of state-owned enterprises remains a blight on growth forecasts
Studying further doesn’t have to mean academia — exploring the TVET option may yield good results