IN CONVERSATION WITH DAWIE ROODT, ECONOMIST & CO-FOUNDER OF THE EFFICIENT GROUP

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South Africa’s post-school education and training system remains “fragmented and uneven,” with too many young people locked out of opportunity, Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela said. We spoke to Dawie Roodt an economist about the implications of a fragmented and uneven education.

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