How South Africa can address digital inequalities in e-learning: Many South African schools don't have computer labs or other digital technology. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty ImagesSouth Africa’s education system is complex, with historical inequalities dating back to apartheid. Most of the country’s pupils come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Language is an issue; most … [Read more...] about How South Africa can address digital inequalities in e-learning | The Conversation
Inequalities
Pandemic underscores gross inequalities in South Africa, and the need to fix them | The Conversation
Pandemic underscores gross inequalities in South Africa, and the need to fix them: Per-Anders Pettersson GettyImagesNow more than ever, South Africans are painfully aware of the inequalities that continue to play out in the country. In people’s pre-COVID-19 lives, the realities of living in a country that is among the most unequal in the world were easily overlooked. The … [Read more...] about Pandemic underscores gross inequalities in South Africa, and the need to fix them | The Conversation
South Africa needs to mitigate the worst of its inequalities in tackling coronavirus | The Conversation
South Africa needs to mitigate the worst of its inequalities in tackling coronavirus: The lockdown has shown how deep the spatial, economic and social inequalities are Getty ImagesAs South Africa entered its 21-day lockdown, the political message was that South Africans were all in it together. However, it is clear that while society has been united politically to fight … [Read more...] about South Africa needs to mitigate the worst of its inequalities in tackling coronavirus | The Conversation
Panic buying in the wake of COVID-19 underscores inequalities in South Africa | The Conversation
Panic buying in the wake of COVID-19 underscores inequalities in South Africa: South Africa's Alexandra township in the foreground, where the majority live in squalor, and Sandton in the background, representing the most privileged ShutterstockPictures of empty shelves and long queues have pervaded all forms of media in South Africa over the past few days. These scenes … [Read more...] about Panic buying in the wake of COVID-19 underscores inequalities in South Africa | The Conversation
Socioeconomic Inequalities in SA Schools – By Devan Moonsamy, CEO of The ICHAF Training Institute
Socioeconomic Inequalities in SA Schools – By Devan Moonsamy, CEO of The ICHAF Training Institute: Socioeconomic Inequalities in Schools – By Devan Moonsamy ‘Social justice starts at school’ – Prof. Yusuf Sayed (2016), Centre for International Teacher Education at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). In the US, the schooling system has for a long time been … [Read more...] about Socioeconomic Inequalities in SA Schools – By Devan Moonsamy, CEO of The ICHAF Training Institute