81% of Grade 4 children in South Africa (that’s 914,000 kids out of 1.1 million) cannot read for MEANING in ANY of South Africa’s 11 languages!
It got WORSE — up from 78% in 2016.
South Africa ranked DEAD LAST out of 43 countries, as per PIRLS 2021 numbers.
Biggest drop of ANY nation.
Average score? Just 288… while the world average is 500.
Poor kids in townships and rural areas — are the ones suffering the most. They can’t read, can’t learn, and their futures are being stolen.
South Africa’s racist laws like BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) put skin colour first and skills last.
Elon Musk is 100% right.
These race-based rules decide who gets hired as teachers, principals, and education bosses. Competence doesn’t matter, race quotas do.
Result? Broken schools.
South Africa deserves better. The kids deserve better.
Stop the racism.
South Africa won’t allow Starlink to be licensed, even though I was BORN THERE, simply because I am not Black!
We were offered many times the opportunity to bribe our way to a license by pretending that a Black guy runs Starlink SA, but I have refused to do so on principle.
Racism should not be rewarded no matter to which race it is applied.
Shame on the racist politicians in South Africa. They should be shown no respect whatsoever anywhere in the world and shunned for being unashamedly RACISTS!
Today was one of those GREAT days!
35C - no wind
breakfast beers
wild dog kill by our dam
lioness with 3 cubs
elephants drinking
food perfection
company THE BEST
❤️
🚨 OMG!! Trump just dimmed the lights in the Oval Office and played, FOR the president of South Africa, the BRUTAL videos of South Africa's leaders calling for the K*LLING of white South African farmers.
He goes on to show the "burial sites" of white farmers... "those cars are lined up to pay love [to] their family member who was k*lled."
"At some point, there must be K*LLING!" - video
What a POWERFUL moment. Trump brought this guy into the White House and SHOWED HIM AND the nation what's going on over there.
This is so barbaric. Trump all but FORCED him to watch it for several minutes straight! No doubt President Ramaphosa already knows about these.
Dear Wesley,
@dricusduplessis is a South African and his tax money is being used by the ANC. He is entitled to call out the government and give his opinions. I suggest you grow a backbone, stop singing for your supper, and stand up for what is right in South Africa.
Did she just say the issue is the people of Palestine sleeping in the cold , denied water , energy and food ..Isn't that what the ANC is doing to its own people ?