Southern Africa: SADC Pushes for Education Reform to Spur Industry

Ministers from southern Africa have called for sweeping reforms to education systems across the region, citing the urgent need to align learning with industrialisation, regional integration and socio-economic transformation.

The call was made during the Joint Meeting of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministers Responsible for Education and Training and Science, Technology and Innovation held in the Zimbabwean capital Harare.

The meeting concluded with a reaffirmation of SADC’s…