South Africa’s youngsters are let down by a lousy education system The Economist 25 April 2019 https://amp.economist.com/special-report/2019/04/25/south-africas-youngsters-are-let-down-by-a-lousy-education-system?__twitter_impression=true In one classroom they have been padlocked inside. “What can we do?” asks one of the staff. “They’re locked in because they have no teachers.” Just three of the seven teaching staff have turned up for work. Locking up children may be unusual but a similar lack of learning occurs on a daily basis in South African schools. For even when teachers show up they often do not teach pupils anything. “There is very little education taking place here,” sighs Mkhuseli Ngcube of Public School Partnerships, an ngo trying to change that. NO MORE WALKING TO SCHOOL! The Daily Sun, Oris Mnisi 25 July 2019 https://www.dailysun.co.za/News/National/no-more-walking-to-school-20190724 WALKING 5km to school is a thing of the past