The announcement of Sizwe Nxasana’s retirement from the CEO position of First Rand bodes well for the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) of which he is chairman.
Education stakeholders to discuss innovative proposals for education reform.
There is light at the end of the education tunnel, if what the NECT has achieved since its inception in November 2013 is anything to go by, says Godwin Khosa, CEO
The sad passing of Thembisile Nwendamutswu, Limpopo MEC of Education, is not only a great loss for her family, friends and colleagues, but also for the learners in Limpopo, who benefited from her dedication and commitment to improving education in the province.
As South Africa celebrated World Teachers’ Day on 5 October, both President Zuma and Deputy President Ramaphosa expressed their unqualified support for the profession. This time round there are some encouraging signs that we will make some real progress.
For the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) to succeed in assisting the Department of Education to overhaul education, it is going to have to ensure that its primary stakeholders find common ground and a climate of growing trust between themselves. Business, Government and the Unions are not historically endowed with trust for one another.
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