ANALYSIS: When school infrastructure data fails
It is nearly impossible to corroborate the accuracy of South Africa's national database on school infrastructure. The lack of accurate infor
It is nearly impossible to corroborate the accuracy of South Africa's national database on school infrastructure. The lack of accurate infor
Can you pass matric with a 30% average? How many pupils drop out? Kate Wilkinson answers some of the most frequently asked questions.
The Free Market Foundation said that “all available facts” on race and earnings in South Africa showed a “spectacular” transformation of the
So it’s official. The long overdue and widely anticipated GDP revision in Nigeria has arrived. And it was certainly worth the wait. It is bi
Aiming for 100% matric pass rate would be truly misguided, argues economics and education researcher Nic Spaull. Rather, we should look to F
Why was a professor from Canada who has produced a well-reviewed critique of African development statistics prevented from speaking to a UN
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