Critical appraisal of the system of education and prospects of meeting the manpower and developmental needs of South Africa

Abstract

The main purpose of this article is to review the South African system of education and assess the country’s prospects of meeting current and future manpower and developmental needs. This inquiry is based primarily on an assessment of the current status quo in education in South Africa in order to gain a better understanding of the problems facing education and to devise measures to solve these problems, and thereby help meet the manpower and developmental needs of South Africa.