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S. Africa holds education summit before WCup final
- 07-11-2010
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By Donna Bryson/Associated Press
South Africa's president read fellow leaders a lesson before inviting them to join him at Sunday's World Cup final. Just hours before the Dutch-Spanish final, President Jacob Zuma convened leaders from Burkina Faso, Kenya, Togo, Mozambique, the Netherlands and neighboring Zimbabwe at an education summit in the capital. At the meeting, he urged African leaders to ensure parents don't have to pay school fees or buy uniforms, factors that keep children out of school. He also called on leaders from developed countries to honor pledges to support education in poor countries. (more...)
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