LETTER: Prepare the best minds for university
The education system needs to be based on elitism: the best minds must be nurtured for university education; other places of learning, such as technical colleges, can produce the artisans who are essential for our manufacturing base
27 June 2019 - 05:00
In his column, "Not as Easy as A, B, C" (Between the Chains, June 20-26) (https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/opinion/between-the-chains/2019-06-20-sikonathi-mantshantsha-an-education-system-that-produces-incompetent-thugs/), Sikonathi Mantshantsha writes about the poor quality of our education structures, which have failed a generation of pupils, and those who indirectly influence SA’s trajectory.
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