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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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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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Motshekga: Teaching will be cut short if a school is without water
The Basic Education Department continues to monitor schools, particularly in Gauteng as the province battles water shortages. Minister Angie Motshekga…
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Department Basic Education welcomes adoption of BELA bill
The Department of Basic Education has welcomed the adoption of BELA bill by the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education. Earlier…
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Minister Motshekga says it takes a village to teach SA children to read for meaning
It takes a village. That’s the message from Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga as the country grapples with low literacy…
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Best results in history of National Senior Certificate – Minister Angie Motshekga
Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, has congratulated the matric class of 2021 for achieving high-quality passes despite the pandemic. Motshekga…
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Matric results publishing decision heads to court
LOBBY group AfriForum is opposing the Department of Basic Education’s decision on the publication of matric results. AfriForum and Maroela…
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DBE suffered damages of R300m after schools were vandalised – Minister Angie Motshekga
The Department of Education suffered financial losses of more than R300 million due to damages of schools during the violent…
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MPs question Education Minister’s decision to reopen primary schools fulltime
Some political parties in Parliament have questioned Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga’s decision to allow all primary school learners to…
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Minister Angie Motshekga failed to explain matric pass rate vs school drop-outs
A “significant” number of school drop-outs who started Grade 1 with the cohort that wrote the matric exam last year…
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Minister Angie Motshekga closes the 2021 Virtual Basic Education Lekgotla
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is closing the 2021 Virtual Basic Education Lekgotla. The Lekgotla was held virtually under the…
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Minister Angie Motshekga releases 2020 Matric results
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is announcing the matric results for the class of 2020. Quality assurance body Umalusi last…
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Department says matric marking is ahead of schedule – Minister Angie Motshekga
Marking of the 2020 National Senior Certificate exam papers is ahead of schedule, according to the education department. Basic Education…
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Minister Angie Motshekga plans to get rid of pit toilets by 2022
Minister Angie Motshekga plans to get rid of it pit toilets by 2022The Basic Education Department has set itself a…
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Case against Matric exam rewrites postponed
The matric rewrite will be considered in court on Thursday after a postponement on Wednesday morning. The Basic Education department…
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Leaked matric papers to be re-written – Minister Angie Motshekga
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced matric pupils will be required to retake two exams that had been leaked shortly…
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Another matric exam paper leaked
The Council of Education Ministers has held an urgent meeting to discuss the apparent leak of yet another matric exam…
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We’re not too concerned about matric pass rate this year, says Minister Motshekga
The Basic Education Department on Thursday said it wasn’t too concerned about the matric pass rate in what has been…
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This is the reason why private schools did not need to close: Minister Angie Motshekga
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says it would not have served anyone’s interest to ask private schools to go on…
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4-week school break – Minister Angie Motshekga speaks out after Ramaphosa’s speech
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that the four-week break announced by the president would ensure that schools prepared for…
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Next phase of school reopening to take place next month: Angie Motshekga
The next phase of school reopening will take place next month. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the department will…
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These are the new dates for School Holidays 2020
Department for Basic Education (DBE) Minister Angie Motshekga has published the amended school calendar for 2020. The four school terms…
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This is why the reopening of South African schools was postponed
Department of Basic Education (DBE) Minister Angie Motshekga has apologised for delaying her address to the public, as well as…
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New dates for the reopening of schools in South Africa
Department of Basic Education (DBE) Minister Angie Motshekga has confirmed that the reopening of schools will take place on 1…
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Unions say their input on reopening schools during lockdown is ignored
Two of the country’s biggest unions have indicated that they will not support any decision taken on Monday by the…
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Minister Angie Motshekga postponed plans to announce the re-opening of schools
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has postponed plans to announce the re-opening of schools, saying she needed more time to…
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Minister Angie Motshekga meeting with teachers unions on readiness to resume schooling
Teacher unions are meeting with basic education minister Angie Motshekga on Saturday afternoon to discuss the state of readiness for…
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Minister Angie Motshekga explains how schools will make up for lost time
South Africa’s school curriculum is set to be amended in order to make up for lost time. This comes as…
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The date of #MatricExam results announced
The date of #MatricExams results announced. According to the Department of Basic Education, result queries should be submitted for investigation…
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