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Minister Angie Motshekga reveals the harrowing attack on SA troops in DRC
Defence and Military Veterans of South Africa Minister Angie Motshekga revealed that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in…
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SANDF works to repatriate soldiers killed in DRC combat
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is working tirelessly to repatriate the bodies of the 14 South African soldiers…
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Ministers Gayton McKenzie & Angie Motshekga to receive remains of SA activists from Zim & Zambia
The government of South Africa concedes that even though the process to repatriate political activists and freedom fighters who died…
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Minister Motshekga aims to turn SANDF around, but political team doesn’t inspire confidence
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga and her deputy, Bantu Holomisa, are determined to turn around the cash-strapped South African National Defence…
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Macpherson: Public Works & DBE working together to eradicate pit toilets once and for all
The Public Works Department has identified over 3,000 schools with pit toilets in its eradication campaign. Minister Dean Macpherson said…
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Minister Motshekga welcomes joint military health exercise by SANDF & Chinese People’s Liberation Army in Cape Town
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga has welcomed the humanitarian relief medical exercise taking place between the South…
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Angie Motshekga appointed as acting President for the day
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Angie Motshekga as acting President for the day. Our president has made his way to…
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Police Minister Mchunu says NATJOINTS ready for any eventuality ahead of OPA
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has assured the nation that the National Joint Operational Intelligence Structures (NATJOINTS) were ready for any…
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Angie Motshekga confident she’s equal to the task as Defence Minister
Newly-appointed Minister of Defence, Angie Motshekga, says she is equal to the task. Motshekga, who previously headed the ministry of…
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SANDU welcomes appointment of Angie Motshekga as new defence minister
The South African National Defence Union (SANDU) has welcomed the appointment of new Defense Minister Angie Motshekga and her two…
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SADTU against appointment of DA’s Siviwe Gwarube as basic education minister
With less than a day since being appointed basic education minister, Siviwe Gwarube is already facing a baptism of fire…
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Deputy Minister of Defence Bantu Holomisa: ‘I am honoured to serve and familiar with challenges’
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday night announced a bloated Cabinet to lead the seventh administration of South Africa with the…
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Minister Angie Motshekga urges learners to seek help when facing challenges
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has called on parents and NGOs to work with educators to address the rising number…
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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga reveals over 30 000 teaching vacancies in SA
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga, in a written parliamentary reply, revealed that there are more than 30 000 teaching vacancies…
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Minister Motshekga reveals there are over 31 000 vacancies at schools in SA
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga said there were over 31,000 vacancies at the country’s schools. She revealed this in…
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Tributes pour in for 6 schoolgirls killed in Free State bus crash
Tributes have been pouring in for six pupils who died in a horror bus crash on Tuesday afternoon in the…
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Matric results signal stabilised education system: Angie Motshekga
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the country’s matric results in the past five years are proof that the country’s…
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Over 130 prison inmates wrote exams in class of 2023: Minister Angie Motshekga
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says it is commendable that more than 130 of the 900 000 matriculation 2023 candidates…
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Angie Motshekga says matrics of 2023 not an ordinary class & deserve to be celebrated
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said the matric class of 2023 deserved to be celebrated, perhaps more than any other…
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BOSA launches online petition calling for Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga’s removal
Mere hours before Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is due to announce the official matric results for 2023, Build One…
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Free State retains top spot once again in South Africa after recording highest matric pass rate
The Free State has retained its number one spot, with the highest recorded matric pass rate for several consecutive years.…
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Minister Angie Motshekga set to release highly anticipated Matric results
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will release the much anticipated National Senior Certificate (NSC) results for the Class of 2023…
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Minister Motshekga urges parents, teachers & pupils to work together to guarantee success of 2024 academic year
As South Africa on Wednesday officially kicked off the school year, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga urged parents, teachers, and…
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Angie Motshekga urges learners to stay sober & to avoid teen pregnancies
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has urged thousands of young pupils who returned to school on Wednesday, to desist from…
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Motshekga: Matric results for last 5 years show that the education system stabilising
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said matric results for the last five years showed that the education system in the…
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Angie Motshekga says matrics affected by printing errors in exam papers compensated
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga said matriculants who were affected by printing errors in some exam papers were compensated…
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Motshekga: Cases of matric exams cheating prevalent at independent schools
The Department of Basic Education said cases of cheating during matric exams are most common at independent schools. The 2023…
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Lesufi: If history doesn’t have the name of Peter Magubane, it’s not history
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the current school curriculum needs to be overhauled to include the rich history of South…
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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga warns matriculants against cheating
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has warned there will be no mercy for cheating learners. Matric learners from schools across…
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Education Dept ramps up security measures to avoid exam paper leaks
The Basic Education Department said it has enhanced its security measures for the Grade 12 exams, to ensure there are…
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Education Minister Angie Motshekga monitoring water supply challenges in Gauteng schools
Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she is concerned about the debilitating water shortages in various areas in Gauteng. Pupils won’t…
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Investigation into school food supply in KZN
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is intervening in the KwaZulu-Natal school nutrition programme saga. She wants all documents proving that…
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Basic Education Minister wants answers over school feeding scheme
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga wants her KwaZulu-Natal MEC to explain why pupils are going hungry in the province. Officials…
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Basic Education commits to eradicating pit toilets in schools by 2025
The Department of Basic Education has committed to eradicating pit latrine toilets at schools by 2025. Minister of Education, Angie…
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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga addresses the media
Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga addresses media briefing on developments in the Basic Education sector following a meeting with MECs.…
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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga & education MECs to visit Makgoe family
As tributes continue to pour in for the late Free State Education MEC Tate Makgoe, the Minister of Basic Education…
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DA disputes 80.1% matric pass rate
The Democratic Alliance is disputing the matric pass rate. It says many pupils have not been accounted for, and the…
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Free State leads the Class of 2022 at 88.5%: Minister Angie Motshekga
The 2022 National Senior Certificate (NSC) overall pass rate has reached 80.1%, an improvement of 3.7% from the Class of…
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Matric class of 2022 records a pass rate of 80.1%
The 2022 National Senior Certificate (NSC) overall pass rate stands at 80.1% – an improvement of 3.7% from the pass…
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KZN school buildings fail the test
Old infrastructure is crippling schools. That was the assessment of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga, who has been in KwaZulu-Natal…
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Lack of infrastructure a factor influencing matric’s performance
A lack of infrastructure, particularly in some schools in townships and rural areas, is cited as a contributing factor in…
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Matric results to be released on Thursday
Education quality assurance body, Umalusi, has confirmed that the matric results will be released will on Thursday, with pupils able…
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Mmusi Maimane petitions to raise the bar for pupils
Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane has accused basic education minister Angie Motshekga of deepening the skills deficit in…
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Angie Motshekga continues to defend Gauteng’s online registration system amid delays
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has defended Gauteng’s online registration system for primary and high schools amid criticism from some…
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Matric results out on 19 January – Education Department
The matric class of 2022 can expect their results on 19 January 2023. In a tweet, the Education Department says…
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Zimbabweans react to SA Minister after claiming she was once arrested for selling Roll-On in Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans on Facebook are insulting South African Minister Angie Motshekga’s ‘Facebook account’ after the page made derogatory remarks about how…
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Angei Motshekga wishes matric class of 2022 well for final exams
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has wished the class of 2022 well ahead of the start of the national senior…
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Minister Motshekga: Load shedding won’t disrupt matric exams
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says load shedding won’t disrupt this year’s exams. The Minister addressed the public on Sunday…
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Basic Education Minister Motshekga confident of department’s readiness for matric final exams
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that the basic education department is confident in its readiness to administer this year’s…
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Education Dept looking at measures to deal with power & water cuts during matric exams
The final countdown for the annual national senior certificate exams have begun across the country, however, the Basic Education Department…
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