Calls to make cursive handwriting compulsory in schools

A ministerial advisory group is recommending grammar and handwriting lessons, including cursive handwriting, in primary schools. Some members of the public have said it's outdated and unnecessary, other said it is desperately needed to fix their children's dreadful handwriting, Pretoria Gordon reports.

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