Gauteng Education MEC Ms Barbara Creecy encouraged learners to choose pure maths as a subject since the department has support programmes to help them do well.
"We are trying to encourage more learners to take up pure maths when they choose subjects for grade 10. Many learners don't choose pure maths because they are afraid they will fail.
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