" eating, This is normally the largest component of the GDP. higher education is still reserved for those who can afford it, 29-40% when in Zimbabwe that would be considered a fail.That is only in the public schools because when you look at the 'independent' schools you start seeing better results results that should be a norm in every school The 'independent' schools have consistently produced much better results when compared with public schools Each year the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) gets a pass rate above 95% with 80%+ qualifying for entry into degree study programmes and 14%+ meeting the requirements to study towards a national diplomaIn public schools 70% passed with 24% qualifying for Bachelor's Degree studies don't ask about Maths and Science in both private and public institutions my maths tutor at the University of the Western Cape was from Zimbabwe in 2011 and the 2012 tutor is from Cameroon (both Zim and Cameroon's education are ranked above South Africa by the latest World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report *WEFGCR*); South Africa is ranked at number 143 out of 144 countries on the quality of maths education Zimbabwe is 50/144 and Cameroon 75/144There are other rankings where South Africa is ranked below Zimbabwe Cameroon Ghana Uganda Rwanda Nigeria such as the availability of science and engineering professionals the most noticeable instance where South Africa beat Zimbabwe is on Wastefulness of Government Spending where South Africa took the number 62 spot with Zimbabwe at 99 no surprises thereThen there are other issues that the World Economic Forum reported concerning South Africa issues that were already being discussed in the country such as the impact of restrictive labour regulations and an inadequately educated workforce which topped the index of the most problematic factors for doing business in the country with corruption as one of the factors of courseThese are issues South Africans debate every year but we don't seem to be doing much to address them and the rest of the world is watching How then do we hope to prosper when we can't even identify our problems because all you'll get from government is excuses (most popular one for education is "its Verwoerd's fault" instead of identifying the problem and start looking for solutions Recently the Director General of the Department of Basic Education said in parliament that there is no education crisis in the country this is where the problem starts when we fail to admit that we have a huge problem But how can we expect the Director General to admit that we have a problem when his 'superiors' cannot take action The minister could not 'sort out' the Eastern Cape Education Department how then do we expect her to solve the entire country's education problem wait. according to them there is no problem You should also remember that Mbeki denied the existance of AIDS whilst many died from it Then there was the minister of Energy who told South Africans that the country is not facing an energy crisis months later Eskom rolled-out countrywide black-outs Who told South African politicians that if you deny that you have a problem it will go awayThen there is the president who should have fired the Basic Education minister but he did not because well. he is busy with his re-election campaign if he had fired the ANCWL president he would most certainly not get the ANC mamas support in Mangaung If he does not blame apartheid for education (or lack thereof) he throws his usual response of "lets continue to engage on this issue" just how much more debate is necessary before we can expect to see action The failure to address the education crisis should prove to us all that our current political leaders do not care much about addressing societal issues but more important to them are the positions of power they hold what they do with that power is another storyThe critical question to ask if the independent schools can produce 80%+ potential university students annually why is it that public schools have not gone past the 25% mark in the past 10 years when the passing mark is at least 40% on four subjects Could it be that our education system is designed to ensure that only a few actually make it to university because well. there is not enough space to for everyone at the institutions of higher learning and many cannot afford higher education. NoSouth Africa remains the country in the world that spends the most money on private security per capita. Not to mention how much money is leaving the country because of our free trade policies which are supposed to boost 'investment'. and one has to wonder how many more years of "average" he can take before wanting out.Grizzard: Schroder will be in the Rookie of the Year conversation.Castro said that.

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