Kganyago calls for more black teachers at SA schools ‘to give children pride’
SA Reserve Bank governor calls for greater transformation at schools
31 May 2021 - 19:17
SA schools that were reserved for white pupils during apartheid should recruit more black teachers, include more African languages and change admissions criteria, according to SA Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago.
Kganyago’s comments add to a growing debate about integrating more blacks into one of the world’s most-unequal societies. He joined a group of parents in an antiracism protest at Cornwall Hill College, a private school attended by his daughter near Pretoria, the capital...
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