Nine thousand social workers are unemployed, and a million learners are in crisis
Daily Maverick | 01.06.2026 02:43
South Africa’s public school system is collapsing under the weight of rampant classroom violence, severe teacher shortages, overcrowding and systemic hunger, warns Dr Marelize Vergottini, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at North-West University (NWU).
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