CHANGE AGENTS II Nelson Mandela’s tribute to Walter Sisulu, the man who recruited him into the struggle for freedom in South Africa, is quite touching. Both men had spent almost three decades each in prison for daring to lead their people to demand equality of all peoples in their country. They changed agents. They …
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NATIONAL EDUCATION II
NATIONAL EDUCATION II Information is the baseline for any kind of transformation in this world. The quality of our lives cannot be better than the quality of information available to us. We must change the mindsets of our people. The number one challenge we face now as a nation is the provision of information and …
NATIONAL EDUCATION
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