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19 May 2009

'Devastating' in Education

The findings by a team tasked to investigate the state of education in South Africa have been described by the opposition Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal as "nothing less than devastating". The task team was set up last year by former education minister Naledi Pandor and was chaired by well-known educator Professor Jonathan Jansen who has also been running affairs at the Mangosuthu University of Technology in Umlazi. The Daily News reported on Tuesday that the team had found underlying dysfunctionality at rural and township schools, and teachers were spending less time in the classroom and more time on administration. Tom Stokes, the DA's provincial education spokesperson, said on Tuesday that the party is deeply concerned.

Source : http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_2518880,00.html

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