A high proportion of South Africans complete grade 12 despite evidence of learning gaps – how is this possible?
- Professor of Economics and South African Research Chair in the Economics of Social Policy, Stellenbosch University
Time out of school erased a year’s worth of schooling for public school learners in South Africa.
Hunger is not the cause of the current social upheaval. But, taken along with other deep-rooted structural inequalities, it provides additional fuel for socio-political conflagration.
South Africans have experienced significant shocks to their livelihoods, and the threat of hunger presents a major concern for health, political and social stability.
Given what is now known about the mortality rates of COVID-19, the ongoing disruptions to children’s care, education and health are no longer justified.
After two decades of democracy, economic inequality in South Africa remains very high. Survey comparability issues make analysing trends tricky, but it is clear that overall income inequality has not fallen…
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