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Michael Le Cordeur

Professor Michael Le Cordeur is Emeritus Professor in Education at Stellenbosch University, chairperson of the Foundation for Empowerment through Afrikaans and an education consultant.

Latest Work

OPINIONISTA

11 August 2025

Urgent need for mother-tongue education to revive SA's indigenous languages

By Michael Le Cordeur

5 min

OPINIONISTA

22 July 2025

Why punish the children of 2025 for the apartheid sins of their parents?

By Michael Le Cordeur

3 min

OPINIONISTA

20 June 2025

We should forgive but never forget: Afrikaans was the language of the oppressor — and the language of resistance

By Michael Le Cordeur

5 min

OPINIONISTA

8 May 2025

The future development of our nation lies in the hands of our demoralised teachers

By Michael Le Cordeur

5 min

OPINIONISTA

16 April 2025

Ten burning budget priorities for fixing basic education in South Africa

By Michael Le Cordeur

5 min

OPINIONISTA

25 March 2025

We are picking the bitter fruit of South Africa’s neglect of Grade R

By Michael Le Cordeur

5 min

OPINIONISTA

25 February 2025

All dressed up with nowhere to go – record matric pass rate, but limited space at universities

By Michael Le Cordeur

5 min

There are 56 good reasons South Africa needs the Bela Bill

BALANCING ACT OP-ED

9 January 2025

There are 56 good reasons South Africa needs the Bela Bill

By Michael Le Cordeur

6 min

OPINIONISTA

7 January 2025

Why our children can’t do maths — it is a matter of teachers who cannot or will not teach

By Michael Le Cordeur

6 min

OPINIONISTA

31 October 2024

Confronting the legacy of apartheid and the urgent need for social cohesion in South Africa

By Michael Le Cordeur

5 min

OPINIONISTA

16 October 2024

Bela Bill outcome is the first really big test facing the Government of National Unity

By Michael Le Cordeur

5 min

OPINIONISTA

8 October 2024

Teaching cutbacks will cause irreparable damage to education in South Africa

By Michael Le Cordeur

5 min

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Latest Work

Urgent need for mother-tongue education to revive SA's indigenous languages

Why punish the children of 2025 for the apartheid sins of their parents?

We should forgive but never forget: Afrikaans was the language of the oppressor — and the language of resistance

The future development of our nation lies in the hands of our demoralised teachers

Ten burning budget priorities for fixing basic education in South Africa

We are picking the bitter fruit of South Africa’s neglect of Grade R

All dressed up with nowhere to go – record matric pass rate, but limited space at universities

There are 56 good reasons South Africa needs the Bela Bill

Why our children can’t do maths — it is a matter of teachers who cannot or will not teach

Confronting the legacy of apartheid and the urgent need for social cohesion in South Africa

Bela Bill outcome is the first really big test facing the Government of National Unity

Teaching cutbacks will cause irreparable damage to education in South Africa