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Education specialist Professor Mary Metcalfe says it is important to figure out why the majority of South African children cannot read for meaning.

South Africa is the lowest in the assessment of 57 countries, with Singapore ranking first worldwide.South Africa is the lowest in the assessment of 57 countries, with Singapore ranking first worldwide.

South Africa is the lowest in the assessment of 57 countries, with Singapore ranking first worldwide.

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