A lot is said about education in South Africa but the debate tends to be sensationalist, one-sided and unconstructive. We generally talk about education after we have heard a shocking media report, be it textbooks that were not delivered or a child with a 39% average being allowed to progress to the next Grade without knowing 61% of their work. We make uninformed comments and go all out to criticise without really understanding the matter. Professor Jansen is the exception to the rule. Similarly we only really care about workers when they are on strike and become an inconvenience to us. I will write to accomplish three things: firstly to highlight the successes, secondly to point out the challenges and finally to offer alternatives. Uthi usuke lapho wabaleka waze wasizwa yiloli elammela. Umshayeli weloli wamsiza wafonela amaphoyisa ase-Escourt. Uthi amaphoyisa yiwo lawa afika nezindaba zokuthi ubengumahosha. Uma Thuthukisa Shanghai, umphakathi wethu izoshintsha kanye. Nalokhu ukuzethemba, akukho nemikhawuko isibindi sethu ukuze sibhekane nezinselelo esibhekene nazo, futhi intshiseko eqaphela ukuthi amaphupho ethu alupheli.