ANA reports that the Forum 4 Service Delivery (F4SD) said on Tuesday that South Africa has a vast shortage of various artisans.  

“We do not really need more lawyers.  Let us also include in our independent community curriculum basics of trades – plumbing, bricklaying and so on – so learners can see for themselves that these can be attractive jobs,” said Mbahare Kekana, the national convenor of the new North West-based political grouping.  Kekana also said allegations of marks adjustments surrounding the 2016 matric results were disheartening to the F4SD and he called for an urgent basic education imbizo.

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