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SADTU's Mugwena Maluleke: Education hampered by bureaucracy

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SADTU General Secretary Mugwena Maluleke says unions will resist the government’s intentions to go ahead with Annual National Assessments, the same way they fought against apartheid. He says the department of education is beholden to corrupt service providers who stand to make money out the assessments at the expense of schoolchildren. He says the education bureaucracy is South Africa’s biggest challenge to providing good quality education, and says citizens should be wary of the China/ South Africa trade deals that have been linked to education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Sep 2015 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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