Language and admissions policies the focus of education reform in South Africa
by editors@theworld.org (Joshua Coe) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6QQDD)
On Friday in South Africa, an education bill to improve aspects of the country's schools was signed into law - but not without controversy. Under pressure from coalition partners, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa promised to suspend two particular clauses at the center of contention. But as Johannesburg-based journalist Nomsa Maseko tells The World's Carol Hills, the divides run along racial and linguistic lines that have roots in South Africa's apartheid past.