South Africa's education system has come under scrutiny over the years with some analysts questioning whether its early childhood education programmes meets the educational needs of all children and whether the school system is capable of producing students who can cope with tertiary studies.
But with the Department of Basic Education finalising a comprehensive turnaround plan for teaching in schools called: Action Plan 2014: Towards the Realisation of Schooling 2025, there is a ray of hope that South Africa's education system will be transformed and receive the holistic approach it required writes Gabi Khumalo.
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