Students walking into their respective classrooms after attendance was taken at the Kgololo Academy in Alexandra, near Johannesburg, South Africa. — AFP
BANELE Phaladi wolfed down a thin slice of bread and kissed his mother goodbye before walking around the dilapidated streets of Alexandra township to his colourful classroom at the Kgololo Academy.
At this elite primary school in one of the most destitute areas of Johannesburg, classes are small, teachers enthusiastic, and every child is known by name – a learning environment miles away from the under-resourced local state school marred with overcrowding and discipline issues.
