Fast Facts no 02 - February 2012

Contents:

• Unemployment
  At long last there may be light at the end of a very long tunnel — not because of what the Government is doing, but because of what it is saying.
• Politics
  To mark the 100th birthday of the African National Congress (ANC), John Kane-Berman ponders on a few comparisons between  South Africa and Russia, both before and after the political transitions in each country.
• Education
  Matric results, 2008-2011.
• Education
  The 2011 National Senior Certificate Examinations produced a pass rate of 70%. But even if it is not true that weaker pupils are culled to improve pass rates, the standards are so low that 70% is meaningless.
• Fast Stats