JONATHAN JANSEN: It's time for a new government to tackle inequality
'It is my firm conviction that the present government lacks both the educational ideas and the political will to resolve this injustice'
14 September 2017 - 07:30
Sometimes we make a deal with our consciences. We see something wrong and then pretend we did not see it. In one province you can drive within 60 minutes from the most expensive private boys' school on the continent (let's call it King's), with stunning colonial architecture and lush green lawns that seem to run for miles, to a mud hut school (let's call it Kagiso). Same country, same government, and the same education system operating under the same constitution which declares that "everyone has the right to basic education".
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