A Unesco report highlights child labour, poverty, and bullying as key drivers of school dropout among boys, with millions disengaging from education. Poverty, child labour, bullying and violence are among key drivers behind boys disengaging from school, according to education experts. This, as the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (Unesco) latest global report has pointed to at least 132 million boys of primary and secondary school age having dropped out of primary and secondary learning institutions. Key findings: Globally, only 88 men were enrolled in tertiary education for every 100 women; and In 73 countries, fewer boys than girls were enrolled in upper-secondary education, while the opposite was the case in 48 countries. Unesco said the data highlighted “a global phenomenon: child labour and poverty – among other
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Experts point to maladministration and decaying infrastructure as reasons for Joburg’s failure to achieve world-class status. As City of Joburg mayor Dada Morero this week reflected on challenges and resilience in his year-end appraisal of the metro’s performance, experts yesterday said Joburg has struggled to live up to its aspirations of being a world-class city. At the core of challenges faced by Johannesburg is its failure to address its financials, water security and decaying infrastructure. In his 2024 assessment of the city’s performance, Morero said the city was marked by “challenges and resilience” – conceded that pressing issues included the ongoing strain on infrastructure, especially water systems, “which has resulted in significant service interruptions in various parts of the city”. Joburg marked with ‘challenges and resilience’ “This has tested our