Venda Education Transformation
In the 70's at independence Vhavenda people were the poorest and least educated black group in South Africa. To entice them to accept independence the Afrikaner government built a parliament,administrative offices and ministers houses which were the only "good " houses at the time. An atlas map of 1981 clearly indicates the poverty and lack of development that was in this region.
The old government under Mphephu heavily subsidised education in the form of free text books and near zero school fees, even though the government lacked sufficient funds to build proper schools and more emphasis was on excellence and hard work. Today Vendas are as equal as other South Africans when it comes to education.
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