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South Africa's Education System Crumbling


South Africa's public education system shows signs of serious decline. Reports of dismal graduation rates, bad teachers and crumbling buildings are commonplace. Martin Phillips reports for VOA from Grahamstown that in Eastern Cape Province, one of the poorest regions in the country, the public education system is in chaos.

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