Storm clouds loom over basic education's 'inadequate' standards and unmet deadlines, writes Victoria John.
The draft norms and standards for school infrastructure that Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga recently gazetted could well be illegal.
The recent announcement that Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) is to close and mothball shafts seems to have caught some role-players unawares. But it has been obvious for some time that the platinum industry is in serious financial trouble.
FNB has been celebrated for their latest ad campaign but, as Verashni Pillay points out, they have their own sins to deal with.
THE national and provincial education departments are in a double bind. If the matric pass rate declines, it is seen as evidence of the crisis in the sector. On the other hand, if the pass rate improves, there is universal scepticism.
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