While the improved 2023 matric pass rate is cause for celebration, consider the almost 500 000 children who started grade one in the same year but dropped out of school along

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Umlambo catching up with the deputy minister of Basic Education Dr Makgabo Reginah Mhaule Read More

Learning for lasting peace – the role of education Prof Anthoni van Nieuwkerk Trustee, Umlambo Foundation  “Africa needs a cohort of grassroots peacebuilders to promote lasting peace” The International Day