SA is a lost cause when it comes to education‚ Statistician-General Pali Lehohla told the higher-education fees commission. He said the country had great policies of opening the doors of learning, but these were not matched with the necessary support, resulting in black people not succeeding at university. Lehohla, making his presentation to the fees commission sitting in Pretoria on Monday, opened by painting a picture of how the country has failed to invest in the education of young people, failing to reap a demographic dividend that is now dwindling. Lehohla explained that while the white and Indian populations invested in the education of their young‚ policies meant to open doors of learning for black children did not receive the necessary support. He said this led to the high level of university dropouts among the black population. Lehohla said that between 2011 and 2016‚ the numbers of Indian and white students who completed their degrees increased, while those of black and co...
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