Doomed to repeat matric ... and history: SA pupils fail to grasp the past
Whether it’s the TRC, the Cold War in Europe or the Civil Rights Movement, matriculants struggled to articulate key concepts
20 February 2023 - 20:40
Many candidates who wrote history in last year’s matric exams could not explain what South Africans could learn from the role played by the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)...
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