The announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address in February this year that government plans to introduce more technical subjects at high schools in South Africa, is long overdue, says consulting engineering and project implementation firm Hatch’s Sibongile Kubheka. “While we are seeing more students from designated groups studying towards engineering, the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers need to be introduced to learners at basic-education level, especially in the rural areas.”
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