Article: Most pupils do not complete matric - Study

Let me summarize: The country is pretty much screwed if the article is correct.

Our GDP vs GDP per capita is already pretty bad as it is, things are only going to get worse as the unemployed/unemployable masses grow:cry:
 
So they are saying that the stats gov gave us is horse shyte? Now who would have thought that?
 
It's a sad reality. Some township guys I grew up with are now unemployed and have no matric because back then their mentality was based on girls, parties, being accepted and being cool. Now they realize that they've made a bad decision and regret it, which is bad for the country because tax payers must (through government) support them. Some of them won't contribute to the economy while others will by getting piece jobs as gardeners and etc.

When young teenagers grow up, emotional decisions are the order of the day. Some kids (whether the child has wealthy parents or poor parents) get caught up in drugs, alcohol abuse, risky sex, etc. So basically those kids need role models and people to look up to, and unfortunately their role models are also on a road to poverty.
 
cool at least I will be able to get a gardener for cheap in the future.
 
Money is a cultural item. It dictates your ability to live culturally. As a matter of fact it is the chief determinant of your ability to live culturally. Therefore, we should learn to enhance the conditions of moneymaking to a cultural level and for the time-being set aside all other cultural factors the inhibit money-making (and by this I mean "Western Money-making) If you are fitting into this bracket you should damn-well choose your priorities and live by them and stop complaining.
 
i think we should build some soccer stadiums to solve the problem.
no wait a minute, let's throw a party for half a billion rand.
okay, i'm all out of ideas.
 
murraybiscuit said:
i think we should build some soccer stadiums to solve the problem.
no wait a minute, let's throw a party for half a billion rand.
okay, i'm all out of ideas.
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i can assure you, the ANC government is also out of ideas. There best idea so far has been to take a golden natural resource that has almost been depleted (on a easy and cheap level) and giving shares to cronies that can't for the life of them increase productivity in even the best of times.

The worst is they will agree with this if they are perfectly honest with themselves, but unfortunately we all know that the emotion of retribution as far stronger than facing the facts.
 
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