Why does the failed SA state still think it can make its schools work?
A report found that 80% of schools are dysfunctional, with endemic poverty, violence and a shortage of school materials plaguing them.
A report found that 80% of schools are dysfunctional, with endemic poverty, violence and a shortage of school materials plaguing them.
It should cause South Africans concern that the government is receiving loans from the World Bank to support its economic recovery plan.
While much has been written about the need for structural reform in the economy, it is also useful to look at where the government can cut costs.
South Africa has a serious problem in literacy rates among Grade 4 pupils. It is estimated that 78% of Grade 4 pupils cannot read for meaning.