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Defend Truth

Mary Metcalfe

Professor Mary Metcalfe is a Commissioner of the National Planning Commission.

Latest Work

Beyond urgent targets – safe, healthy school toilets need proper maintenance

PIT LATRINES OP-ED

30 March 2025

Beyond urgent targets – safe, healthy school toilets need proper maintenance

By Mary Metcalfe

6 min

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Foundational learning deficiencies hobble SA’s basic education goals

EDUCATION PLANNING OP-ED PART ONE

5 February 2025

Foundational learning deficiencies hobble SA’s basic education goals

By Mary Metcalfe

8 min

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The NDP, the post-school education and training system and its interconnections with basic education

EDUCATION PLANNING OP-ED PART TWO

5 February 2025

The NDP, the post-school education and training system and its interconnections with basic education

By Mary Metcalfe

8 min

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Bela Bill provides procedures binding on provincial education departments and school governing bodies

LAW REFORM OP-ED

12 September 2024

Bela Bill provides procedures binding on provincial education departments and school governing bodies

By Mary Metcalfe

4 min

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Continuing the Conversation: The Gauteng Education Department and the costs of ‘deep cleaning' schools

Maverick Citizen

29 January 2021

Continuing the Conversation: The Gauteng Education Department and the costs of ‘deep cleaning' schools

By Mary Metcalfe

7 min

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