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February 7th, 2012 (Updated).Read Department of Education jokes, the latest Education and illiteracy in South Africa article and check out many other related Department of Education cartoons.

EXCERPT of post:A shocking recent assessment shows that the majority of South Africa’s primary school pupils cannot count or read. What does the Department of Education need to do to get things back on track?

EXCERPT of post:The matric pass rate has increased by 7% in South Africa in 2010 – but does this statistic actually mean anything in real terms. What counts is employability, skills, and more literacy than just enough to scrape by as a bad-spelling beggar at a traffic light.

EXCERPT of post:ANCYL’s Julius Malema and the SACP are in battle once again, 2010 matric results are published, Togo football team is attacked with machine guns on their way to the African Cup of Nations match in Angola

EXCERPT of post:Oprah Winfrey has been taking a lot of flak about her Leadership Academy in South Africa. When mentioned, her boarding school based in Henley-on-Klip, generally sparks comments like ‘She thinks she can just set up something here without understanding the South African youth and their needs’, or worse triggers snide remarks like ‘typical American disaster [...]


