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Broken schools breed South Africa's ‘lost generation’

Jan 31, 2012 | Jon Herskovitz and Lisa Laventure, Reuters | 38 comments

Education problems pose long-term economic risks - Nearly half of young adults not in school or work - Corruption eats away at funding

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Jan 31, 2012

pik_it_up

im sorry $100?

are we american now?????
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Jan 31, 2012

KatakataEmaotoAditshepe

Just look at these bloody sh*t!
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Jan 31, 2012

Eraser

let them paint themselves bl.ack we didnt' paint ourselves white during the time they were rulling...
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Jan 31, 2012

somaartakeit

Another stirling example of a regime FAILING to lead this nation as it should, their main priority is to loot public purse,

anc's culture of liberation before education, now is coming home to haunt SAns.
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Jan 31, 2012

Bombay_Mafia

“If you don’t have an education, you don’t have a chance in life,” said Netshiozwe, who is unemployed with little prospect of finding regular work.
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JOING THE ANC, just R12 a year membership you can be a millionaire, sorry Multi Millionaire within 12 months of joining or Money back guarantee with interest ...
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Jan 31, 2012

Tabza325is

Looking at that picture, why did the AfriForum youth paint themselves pitch black, why not brown as we are not pitch black.
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Jan 31, 2012

PleaseGetReal

Where is those few who argued that education and corruption had nothing to do with each other? I remember a Dimpho_4U.
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Jan 31, 2012

David-

Typical you guys are up in arms over a few people staging a protest against something that they see as unfair, as is their right (Freedom of expression) and it was a civilised protest with no burning and looting etc

You should actually be concentrating on the main issue

Education problems pose long-term economic risks
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Jan 31, 2012

Limbane

THere's too much confusion in this country. The worst is that every minister who comes changes the system expect another change after the elections
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Jan 31, 2012

David-

I say
No more big parties for any political party
No more expensive cars for any politicians
All politicians to use government schools and hospitals
All air travel to be economy
All hotels and BB to be a max of three stars

Until all our education, healthcare, housing and other problems are fixed they do not need special treatment as they have not earned it

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Jan 31, 2012

dimpho_4U

@PleaseGetReal,she's in the house,,say again
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Jan 31, 2012

dimpho_4U

well written article,easy to point-out the causes of our educational mishaps,..but finding solutions and implementing them, never
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Jan 31, 2012

Sinudeity

An ANC success story.
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Jan 31, 2012

PleaseGetReal

dimpho_4U
well written article,easy to point-out the causes of our educational mishaps,..but finding solutions and implementing them, never
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Exactly, not as long as the corruption in this government STEALS billions for their own pockets. So there is one point to solve, corruption, easy, use your vote wisely.
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Jan 31, 2012

dimpho_4U

@PleaseGetReal, hahaha,you start again with the "STEALS dilemma", *gives up*
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Jan 31, 2012

Fred55

Congratulations ANC , take a bow for b@gger up you have created. All your faithful supporters must also take a bow.

I hope you choke on your champagne during your centenary celebrations!
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Jan 31, 2012

PleaseGetReal

dimpho_4U
@PleaseGetReal, hahaha,you start again with the "STEALS dilemma", *gives up*
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that is what the article is about.
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Jan 31, 2012

Abbucs

I am not a politician but an ordinary observant bona fide South African. Politicians don’t care about our youth future all they care is how much they could loot before their term is over. It cost a lot of tax payers’ money to change from one system to another and when the changes is in transit it’s where the valve loop to their own pockets is created in the form of tender. We all know for a fact that most politicians stay in expensive suburbs, their kids in private schools if not oversee.
Only youth of this country contributed in the freedom of this country and this is what they get:
• Fly by Night education system
• Queuing, stampede and squashing for Varsity entry.
• Jobless after graduating
• Opening Zimbabwan Home Affairs offices in RSA to cater for the foreigners at the expense of us the voters.
• To have Parkistan’s tuck shops around every door in our locations and Indians corridor shops in all our Towns and Cities across the whole country.
• Who cares about education when you got a living proof that education doesn’t pay and you don’t need it to be on top of the world. ( Do scanning of our leadership).
This country no matter how proud we are, is going down, that’s why we’re not in the CAF competition, bright and intelligent people have be made to sit at the back and led by the blinds

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Jan 31, 2012

MGEEZ

The culture of toy-toying is apparently catching up with us.
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Jan 31, 2012

ManInTheMirror

Amen David - well said
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Jan 31, 2012

drewster

The list of Dept's the ANC has trashed:

Health
Education
Policing
SANDF
Municipalities


If you look at what that all includes you will see there isn't much more for them to stuff up. It's time to stop voting for a revolution which happened 20 yrs ago and vote for you future.
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Jan 31, 2012

Fred55

I read in the Sunday Times that there are only 3.5 million individual tax payers who besides companies, keeping the whole country going. We should boycott or just pay our tax late to show the government that we are not happy that they are wasting and stealing our tax money.

Let the people on grants realise that it is not the ANC giving them cash but it is the taxpayer .


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Jan 31, 2012

CrimsonRed

some people are just lazy.... must be a culture thing. no wonder Africans couldnt build or develop anything for themselves and they rely so heavily on whites for everything.


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Jan 31, 2012

Mgebe

We can huff and puff all we like but as long as idiots who dont see that the ruling party is just milking the coffers dry, we not going anywhere.
Hell even their RDP houses are worse than the 4 roomed houses built by the national party, so what exactly has the ANC done for the masses in 16 years.
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Jan 31, 2012

Livelifemolefe

Already we have a generation lost.
The inflated matric rate passes will show in the end.
This group of people are setting a trap for the next two/three decades to come.
The government led by illeterates can never breed literates.
There is no strategy at all.
Can all see the disater in making??
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Jan 31, 2012

Click74

Education is every child's right regardless of colour. ANC must stop this racist and "discriminist" education system. Returning bad policy with other bad policies does not take the country very far! no wonder why literacy rates remain low even 17 years after independence! we talikng a whole new generation here! stop reverse racism and concentrate on bettering life for all!
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Jan 31, 2012

Abbucs

@Mgebe
"Hell even their RDP houses are worse than the 4 roomed houses built by the national party, so what exactly has the ANC done for the masses in 16 years".
Nothing but the trueth only, to confirm the fact some of the houses were built before my birth mid sixties but those houses stood the test of times as compared to this cheap yester RDP houses falling apart, most of their roofs upported by big rocks to avoid blown off.


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Jan 31, 2012

Fred55

Click74, well said! Why can't they just expand the vet school so we can get more vets for this country. We badly need vets but the ANC rather turns students down because of the colour of their skin.


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Jan 31, 2012

Wordoftruth

Which one is better for black folks? to be oppressed by apartheid or your very own government?
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Jan 31, 2012

Abbucs

@Wordoftruth
"Which one is better for black folks? to be oppressed by apartheid or your very own government?"
Neither of the two, BAD GOVERNMENT REMAINS "BAD" whether from blacks or white.

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Jan 31, 2012

zaco

KatakataEmaotoAditshepe
Just look at these bloody sh*t!
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haaaa! jehovah's witness....swearing like that
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Feb 1, 2012

RobinH

dimpho_4U: And what word would you prefer to "steals" then? How would you describe the way millions are channelled into the pockets of politicians? "Nationalisation"? "gapsed"? ANC apologists are not only blind, but oh so mindlessly loyal. It's actually funny.

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Feb 1, 2012

somaartakeit

3 social grants receipients for each tax payer, this must be another anc regime's idea of success, cause i heard zuma the other day saying that we (anc regime) managed to give 15mil SAn social grants, it must be an achievement for them that most are on social grants.
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Sep 11, 2012

Mzabalazo

Somaarlikeit

Hi soma, I have missed you, it's been a while, great to read your sober posts as always. short but powerful comment, thanks again.
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Sep 11, 2012

Mzabalazo

JAN 31, 2012
CrimsonRed
some people are just lazy.... must be a culture thing. no wonder Africans couldnt build or develop anything for themselves and they rely so heavily on whites for everything.
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Racist as always that makes you feel better. Just read RobinH's Sinuediety and Conelious' post they are not racist but straight to the point and quite refreshingly sober. You just like some of the African bloggers who always spew racism and division, we do not need such comments , this division has taken us nowhere in the past and it is taking us nowhere today. Hope I do make sense to you.
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Mzabalazo

JAN 31, 2012
zaco
KatakataEmaotoAditshepe
Just look at these bloody sh*t!
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haaaa! jehovah's witness....swearing like that
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Zaco? It seems you have some Mgosi, is Katakata a JW?

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Sep 11, 2012

Mzabalazo

JAN 31, 2012
Abbucs
@Wordoftruth
"Which one is better for black folks? to be oppressed by apartheid or your very own government?"
Neither of the two, BAD GOVERNMENT REMAINS "BAD" whether from blacks or white.
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I would not choose either oppression and I am glad that apartheid is gone but, this new oppression from our black elite is as worse as people cannot see it and it will take years to be classified as oppression as excuses and excuses are cooked up in order to keep people timid
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Sep 11, 2012

Mzabalazo

JAN 31, 2012
Mgebe
We can huff and puff all we like but as long as idiots who dont see that the ruling party is just milking the coffers dry, we not going anywhere.
Hell even their RDP houses are worse than the 4 roomed houses built by the national party, so what exactly has the ANC done for the masses in 16 years.
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You forgot to say they build RDP house for their so-called people when in fact they live in mansions and drive Million Rand cars and their children owning the wealth of this country. this is really taking us for the ride, it hurts so much when people keep on voting for these heartless fat cats.
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