Put education first and empower teachers to transform language instruction in South Africa’s schools (Daily Maverick, Jan 2025)
Discussions about language policy have remained stagnant, offering little tangible progress.
The tragedy in education is that these repetitive and often superficial debates have profoundly harmed teaching and learning.
When our students are compared to their peers from 58 countries, they rank among the lowest globally in literacy and numeracy — an enduring national shame.