Manifestos Unpacked: ‘Big Three’ political parties overpromise on schools infrastructure as elections loom By Sandisiwe Shoba
It is important to note that pit toilets are in contravention of the legally bindingwhich were instituted in November 2013. According to the document: “Plain pit and bucket latrines are not allowed at schools.” With this in mind, it is important to consider whether the “big three” political parties have placed school infrastructure as a top priority in their manifestos.A common thread within the ANC manifesto is vague promises.
The ANC appears to place more emphasis on digitising the classroom by “ skills development for the youth in data analytics, the internet-of-things, blockchain and machine learning, to enable training of young people to develop and operate new technologies”. With talk of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, this seems like a progressive agenda, but let’s put it into perspective.
In this year’s State of the Nation Address , President Cyril Ramaphosa outlined the government’s plans to provide every learner with a tablet within the next six years. This isn’t necessarily an ANC party agenda, but a “state” agenda. According to MacFarlane, this was a “cheap electioneering stunt”, especially considering the substantially high number of schools still using pit latrines.
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