Zuma guilty of education denialism
The Presidency's "surprise" at the DA's view that President Zuma is not fit to serve on a United Nations Education Panel shows the extent of its "education denialism".
Instead of acknowledging the steady destruction of our school system, the Presidency pats itself on the back for its "many achievements".
Perhaps the Presidency should read the2011/2012 Annual Report of the Department of Basic Education (DBE), which was released today. It reveals some damning findings on education delivery.
Basic school infrastructure
The Presidency argues that billions have been allocated to infrastructure development. The Annual Report, however, shows that the DBE underspent on the programme that includes infrastructure development by more than R 1 billion. It missed its basic level of school infrastructure target by more than 30%.