Zero Dropout yesterday launched its new research report that looks at how the pandemic has intensified vulnerabilities to school dropout. Covid-19 school closures, coupled with the economic effects of the pandemic, have both widened and deepened the cracks learners must traverse on the path to school completion. Gaps in learning have increased; divides between well-resourced and lesser-resourced schools have widened, and learners who were already on the shaky ground are now at even greater risk of dropout. In this conversation, Thabiso Kotane is joined by Merle Mansfield, programme For The Zero Dropout Campaign and they together delve into the report which also explores how we can recover, strengthen, and build preparedness in our schooling system.

<p>Zero Dropout yesterday launched its new research report that looks at how the pandemic has intensified vulnerabilities to school dropout. Covid-19 school closures, coupled with the economic effects of the pandemic, have both widened and deepened the cracks learners must traverse on the path to school completion. Gaps in learning have increased; divides between well-resourced and lesser-resourced schools have widened, and learners who were already on the shaky ground are now at even greater risk of dropout. In this conversation, Thabiso Kotane is joined by Merle Mansfield, programme For The Zero Dropout Campaign and they together delve into the report which also explores how we can recover, strengthen, and build preparedness in our schooling system.</p>

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Lerato Mbele. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Mbele also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners makes sense of their world.

<p>POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Lerato Mbele. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Mbele also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners makes sense of their world.</p>

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