International study shows where South Africa’s education system needs more help: Reading scores, particularly in schools servicing poor communities, remain weak despite government investment and pro-poor policies. Getty ImagesThe Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an international comparative study that’s conducted in five-year cycles. More than 60 … [Read more...] about International study shows where South Africa’s education system needs more help | The Conversation
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COVID-19: South Africa’s neglected military faces ‘mission impossible’ | The Conversation
COVID-19: South Africa's neglected military faces 'mission impossible': Soldiers escort a homeless woman to a gathering point in the Johannesburg CBD during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. Michele Spatari/AFP-GettyImagesSouth Africa’s military has been deployed in communities across the country to support efforts to contain the COVID-19 disease, and help save the lives of … [Read more...] about COVID-19: South Africa’s neglected military faces ‘mission impossible’ | The Conversation
South Africa’s response to COVID-19 worsens the plight of waste reclaimers | The Conversation
South Africa's response to COVID-19 worsens the plight of waste reclaimers: An unemployed man in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, collects trash for resale before South Africa went into a Covid-19 lockdown. EFE-EPA/Kim LudbrookLockdowns to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus are dramatically transforming people’s daily lives across the world. One thing that remains unchanged … [Read more...] about South Africa’s response to COVID-19 worsens the plight of waste reclaimers | The Conversation
Shaping Africa’s urban areas to withstand future pandemics | The Conversation
Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics: Urban areas are a fertile ground for contagion Getty ImagesThe power of cities comes from the number of interactions they enable, between people, firms and markets - they are centres of social interaction. For all their virtues, however, cities have a major downside. They are a fertile ground for contagion, such as … [Read more...] about Shaping Africa’s urban areas to withstand future pandemics | The Conversation
How Africa’s academic diaspora can help revive higher education back home | The Conversation
How Africa's academic diaspora can help revive higher education back home: Academics in the diaspora can help revive the often outdated curriculum and contribute to the needs of the modern, knowledge economy. GettyImagesThe academic world is not as distant from everyday reality as some might think. In the late 1970s, the global commodities crisis reduced export revenue in … [Read more...] about How Africa’s academic diaspora can help revive higher education back home | The Conversation
