Government gives public schools in South Africa 10Mbps Internet while private sector delivers 1Gbps

I don't entirely understand this particular whine?

There is zero - ZERO - correlation between bandwidth and efficacy of education. None.

Why is this even mentioned... aside from the fact these chuckledinks serve no purpose and are desperately trying to validate their outrageous salaries?
 
Just get StarLink
They offered to connect 5,000 schools as part of their Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP).
Starlink proposed investing at least R500 million (with broader plans cited up to R2 billion) to provide free high-speed internet and solar power to 5,000 rural schools.

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Most schools are offered incentives for both revenue and hosting as a pop for a fibre isp, hence the free 1Gbps. Its not technically "free". This is not limited to private schools though, many public schools have the arrangement so I agree it seems a weird correlation for the article.
 
Firstly, the schools will have to learn to do with what they have, the taxpayer is forced to fund this and is already stretched to the limit by governments demands on them. You need to understand that it is difficult to provide services that people need with one hand, while at the same time looting with the other. (/s) 10mbps should be sufficient depending on how many people there are that are connected at the same time.
 
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Firstly, the schools will have to learn to do with what they have, the taxpayer is forced to fund this and is already stretched to the limit by governments demands on them. You need to understand that it is difficult to provide services that people need with one hand, while at the same time looting with the other. (/s) 10mbps should be sufficient depending on how many people there are that are connected at the same time.
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It's not the schools - it's the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and SATU.

South Africa via tax allocates ~6% to ~6.7% of its GDP to public education
South Africa spends a further ~1.1% to ~1.7% of GDP to private education (private schools, university fees)

Total spend is is ~7.1% to ~8.4% of GDP.
South Africa is ranked 2nd globally as highest public spenders on education relative to GDP.

Taxpayers get the lowest, worst education spending-to-outcome from their spend on public education.
  • Global Reading & Literacy (PIRLS Assessment) - South Africa ranked last out of the 57 countries
  • Mathematics & Science: TIMSS Grade 5 - South Africa ranked last out of 59 countries
  • OECD Global School Rankings - South Africa ranked 2nd last out of 76 countries
These rankings are a crisis.

2026/27 Education Budget R514.3 billion
R358.5 Billion: Department of Basic Education (DBE) (schools) - 70%
R155.8 Billion: Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET) (Universities, TVET) - 30%

It's almost as if South African Government (ANC) wants a poorly educated voter dependent on taxpayer SASA grants.
 
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Didn't a certain company also offer to provide high-speed broadband via the magic of air to schools in South Africa?

But alas, they were not prepared to pay the R Ms in bribes and inflated licenses to make others rich and so the race-card is being played... the school kids are really happy though with their data i'm sure its more than enough in today's connected world.
 
system32 said:
It's not the schools - it's the Department of Basic Education (DBE).

South Africa via tax allocates ~6% to ~6.7% of its GDP to public education
South Africa spends a further ~1.1% to ~1.7% of GDP to private education (private schools, university fees)

Total spend is is ~7.1% to ~8.4% of GDP.
South Africa is ranked 2nd globally as highest public spenders on education relative to GDP.

Taxpayers get the lowest, poorest education results from their spend on public education.
  • Global Reading & Literacy (PIRLS Assessment) - South Africa ranked last out of the 57 countries
  • Mathematics & Science: TIMSS Grade 5 - South Africa ranked last out of 59 countries
  • OECD Global School Rankings - South Africa ranked 2nd last out of 76 countries
These rankings are a crisis.

2026/27 Education Budget R514.3 billion
R358.5 Billion: Department of Basic Education (DBE) (schools) - 70%
R155.8 Billion: Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET) (Universities, TVET) - 30%

It's almost as if South African Government (ANC) wants a poorly educated voter dependent on taxpayer SASA grants.
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Educated enough to run the machines, but not clever enough to question authority, the communist dream.
 
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