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[TOP STORY] SA faces critical teacher shortage by 2030

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‘In many countries there is this problem that the people who end up as teachers are not the people for whom teaching is a calling,’ says Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former deputy president and 2030 Reading Panel chair.

23 Aug 2024 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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