This book was born out of the author's conviction that parents, teachers, academics, students and democratically-minded citizens of South Africa need a new educational policy framework capable of restoring hope to education and schools. The author describes the nature of South Africa's educational history, as well as its current crises, and examines crucial events in its breakdown. This study is intended as a contribution to the current debates about education in South Africa, offering alternative and hopeful visions grounded in real suggestions for change and improvement. Mncwabe, an educator in South Africa, sends the message of necessary change in order for a new and peaceful South Africa ever to be built. Contents: Education for Black People in South Africa: The Government's Unfinished Business; The Convoluted Structure of Education in South Africa; High Black Teacher-Pupil Ratio and White-Teacher Retrenchments; Mandela Meets De Klerk on Black Education Crisis; Government School Announcement and Community Responses; The Doors of White Schools Creak Open; Education and Respect for Diversity of Cultures; The Education Renewal StrategyóA Further Ploy To Keep White Schools White; The National, Non-Racial and Democratic Education SystemóThe Only Solution; Bibliography; Index.