CHARLES MOLELE
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the Department of Basic Education to assist teachers to effectively integrate technology into subject areas, while increasing access to quality education for all South African pupils, regardless of their location, proficiency level and socio-economic circumstances.
Ramaphosa was addressing the three-day 2021Basic Education Lekgotla following the announcement of the matric results on Monday.
In recent months, the president has been vocal about the critical issues facing the country’s young people, noting more needs to be done to ensure South African youth are employable, especially in the context of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR).
He said that as the lekgotla reviewed the matric results, one of the prominent indicators of quality education was how the country was doing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
“If we are to seize the opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, our education system must be
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