Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the struggles that are being waged on South African campuses today should not blind South Africans to the educational needs of children.
Speaking at the Graduation Ceremony at the University of Venda, in Limpopo, on Friday, where he was conferred an Honorary Doctorate award, the Deputy President said he accepts the award with an immense sense of gratitude.
“Unless we attend to early childhood development (ECD) with as much urgency and as much vigour as we pursue access to higher education, we will merely perpetuate the inequality and poverty of the past.
“Unless we ensure that all children have a decent education, unless we ensure that all of them -- boys and girls -- are able to complete their schooling, we will not achieve a prosperous, inclusive society,” said the Deputy President.
He said South Africa needs public servants who have capacity and commitment, but also an innate desire to serve the people and to advance society. - SAnews.gov.za
