In the past couple of weeks the news cycle touched on two stories with contrasting themes, which both having a bearing on the education of SA children.

One relates to Sibongile Mani, an accounting student at the Walter Sisulu University who stands accused of stealing a portion of the R14m of National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) money that found its way into her bank account after what the court referred to as a “ridiculous technical glitch”...