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Why vote for the Land Party?
Press release by the Land Party. The Land Party is the humanistic vanguard of all the people of South Africa. OUR VISION Our vision puts all communities first. The Land Party listens to the people and consistently represents all communities of South Africa. The Land Party believes in a South Africa that is inclusive and welcoming. A South Africa where everyone is looked after and 100% equal in all respects. A South Africa that has high quality health care and provides education for all, no matter your income or financial … Read the full article…
South African Education Sucks!
HARSH REALITY: “SA has one of the world’s worst education systems: Why it is Bottom of the Class,” is the headline in the respected Economist magazine. It went on to say that, “In a league table of education systems drawn up in 2015 by the OECD club of mainly rich countries‚ SA ranks 75th out of 76.” Consider the following: “A shocking 27% of pupils who have attended school for six years cannot read‚ compared with 4% in Tanzania and 19% in Zimbabwe. After five years of school, about half … Read the full article…
Were South Africa’s Matric 2016 Results Faked?
Were South Africa’s Matric 2016 results faked by Umalusi (Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training)? 28 out of 58 subjects had their marks adjusted upwards! Is education likely to improve atop growing unemployment, civil restlessness and community breakdown? A layman would surely look at newspaper headlines boasting about the improvement of South African education but wonder if that’s possible within a South Africa that is constantly degrading. Gavin Davis, the Democratic Alliance’s Shadow Minister for Basic Education, has written this open letter to Umalusi (Council … Read the full article…
Matric Results 2016: 76.2% Pass Rate
Matric Results 2016 are in! 828 020 full-time and part-time learners participated in the National Senior Certificate exams. Dr Rufus Poliah, the Chief Director at Department of Basic Education, stated that inroads had been made towards inclusivity the past two decades. Now the goal must be to ensure quality learning that educates holistically, creating life-long learners and fulfilling a vision towards 2030. Angie Motshekga, the Minister of Basic Education, announced that the pass rate, without progressed learners, was 76.2%. With progressed learners, it was 72%. Both an increase on last … Read the full article…
Matric Results an Indicator of Primary Schooling Crisis
Before the mayhem of Matric results and opinions, i want you to read this excellent press release by the organisation called Equal Education. If you care about education, get informed. I thoroughly agree with them that poor Matric results are the result of primary schooling crisis. If you don’t save a child early, the odds are they will become a failed teenager and failed adult. PRIMARY SCHOOLING CRISIS Excessive pressure is brought to bear on learners, teachers, principals, and education bureaucrats for the sake of the annual shindig that is … Read the full article…
Teachers Oppose 20% Maths Pass Mark
South African teachers oppose 20% maths pass mark, saying, “We are setting these children up for failure.” A circular sent out by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) states that learners in Grade 7, 8 or 9 who did not achieve 40% in maths, should have their maths marks “condoned” (accepted) if they achieve 20% or above. This means these learners will be promoted to the next grade, even though they would have normally failed maths and had to repeat their current grade. Grade 9 learners who pass this way will be not … Read the full article…
Love Knysna Ladies Have Helped Schoolgirl’s Life
Thanks to Love Knysna ladies, it was hopefully a life-changing week for 18-year-old Knysna Secondary pupil, Ashwilene Anbraal a.k.a. Essie. On Tuesday, this week, i posted on Facebook that a teenager was desperately in need of help. Women were quick to respond, not only from Knysna but from Plettenberg Bay, George and Johannesburg too. Within a day, i had 4 packets of clothing (which included lots of school shirts). Within 3 days i had at least triple that as well as R1400. There’s even bigger news but i’ll leave that … Read the full article…