Expert not convinced by efforts to support education

President Cyril Ramaphosa has left the nation feeling not enough is being done on education, according to an expert.

- Molemo Tladi

Ramaphosa indicated in his State of the Nation Address (Sona) that government aimed to introduce a graduate recruitment scheme to attract the best and brightest into the public service.

Through this scheme, many graduates will get access to work experience before fully entering the workspace, thus making them more employable.

In line with expectations, Ramaphosa touched on the national senior certificate and highlighted that the class of 2024 achieved the highest pass rate in the country's history.

A total of 87% of pupils who sat for their matric exams passed and almost half of these achieved a bachelor's pass.

This has created issues at universities, with some students who had been provisionally accepted being turned back due to overcrowding in residences.

Prof Kobus Maree from the University of Pretoria said the address should have included capacity issues at universities.