Andrew Miller

Formal, official structures have made only a mixed success of basic education and training.

Non-profit organisations have to grit their teeth against seemingly arbitrary blows of fate.

The skills and money are there, writes <b>Andrew Miller</b>. But what of political will?

Efforts to address adult illiteracy have amounted to almost nothing. Ten years into our democracy, nearly one in two adults are still functionally illiterate in South Africa.