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STIAS Conversations Episode 2 - History education and the new curriculum

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26 May 2026

In this episode, we are discussing History education in South Africa. We explore the amendments proposed by the Department of Basic Education to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement, their significance, and why they matter. 

Our guest, Sarah Godsell, is a STIAS Iso Lomso Fellow and Senior Lecturer in History Education at the University of the Witwatersrand. She takes us through some of the highlights and controversies of the new curriculum.