Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga admitted there were 4,303 unqualified teachers teaching in KwaZulu-Natal schools, the Democratic Alliance said on Friday.

“Minister Motshekga as well as KZN [education] MEC Senzo Mchunu should hang their heads in shame that their departments continue to condemn some 172,000 pupils taught by these unqualified teachers in mainly impoverished schools,” DA MP Alf Lees said in a statement.

“When will the ANC get serious about providing all South African  children with the opportunity of a globally competitive education?”   

He said the African National Congress, after 17 years of democracy, was good at making statements about how well it was doing with the education of South African children from disadvantaged backgrounds, but the reality was the complete opposite.

The department of basic education was not immediately available for comment.

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Jun 10, 2011

ApelMankotsana

The NPC has just released a diagonistical report and idnetified education as one of the major challenges the country faces yet the same Government is employing unqualified teachers to dish education to our kids. What do you expect ?
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Jun 10, 2011

4biko

Each elected goverment of the ANC raises issues but rarely solves any.

The only decent minister at the moment is Arron M (Minister of Health).
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Jun 10, 2011

Phuphethakatha

There could be more in EC. This is definitely a national crisis.
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Jun 10, 2011

4biko

@Phuthethakatha
We are beyond a crisis... a complete overhaul of leadership is required.
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Jun 10, 2011

CrimsonRed

This is a joke. After 17 years!!!!! I dont believe it. Makes my blood boil!!! These kids are our future.
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Jun 10, 2011

Pencil

N u goverment u turn to be suprised when those kids do irelevent things at schools...drugs,pregnancy,alcohol,sturbing and etc,Jou bloody hell.
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Jun 10, 2011

KeRataBasadi

I bet you non of these teachers are teaching one of Zuma's offspring or the Range Rover Mayor.
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Jun 10, 2011

Mbeva

Oh,this answers all questions I had about Kwazulu Natal and its inhabitants.
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Jun 10, 2011

mdidiwezeze

i see nothing wrong having these unqualified teachers teaching our children, coz u wil go to another school find a qualified teacher doing nothing. so whats the use, lets appreciate the fact that these ppl took that initiative to go assist our children, what is left for the gorverment to do is make sure they get these ppl capacitated and get them qualifications. i hate this nyere nyere frm ppl like CrimsonRed le bo phuphuthekhaya, u are not assisting. stop focusing on critics, and look at the positive side of this,,yeslek
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Jun 10, 2011

RAPULANE

mdidiwezeze

In fully agree with you. But your name is very horible and not nice.
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