Schools urged to refrain from withholding reports over unpaid fees
The department spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga says withholding reports is against the law.
Education assistants hope initiative will be reinstated
Decision on Basic Education Employment Initiative lies with Treasury.
Govt to conduct survey on learners’ strange behaviour
The Basic Education Department is probing uncontrollable screaming and hallucinations of learners.
Basic Education to enforce anti-bullying laws in schools
The Department of Basic Education says it is cognisant of the scourge of bullying in South African
Basic Education launches investigation into matric exam cheating allegations
The Basic Education Department has warned that educators and learners, found to have been involved
Motshekga to announce findings into difficult matric exam Maths question
The Department of Basic Education says Minister Angie Motshekga will soon make an announcement on
Exam centres can’t be exempt from rolling blackouts: Eskom
The Basic Education Department says Eskom told its officials that it is not possible to exempt
Basic Education Dept applauds Matric learners who worked hard despite challenges
Basic Education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga has echoed Minister Angie Motshega in applauding the
Parents urged to secure school placement for children before start of academic year
The Department of Basic Education has warned that parents who have not secured school placement for
Matric exams to start early in order to accommodate local government elections
The Department of Basic Education has amended the matric exam timetable to accommodate the local
Possibility of national shutdown could interrupt Grade 12 preliminary exams: Department of Education
The Department of Basic Education has warned that the possibility of a national shutdown would have
Capacity challenges affecting return of some primary school learners
Not all primary school learners will be back in class full-time due to capacity challenges
Contact sport in SA schools suspended amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Council of Education Ministers has suspended all contact sport at schools with immediate effect
2020 Matric results due to be released on Monday
For the matric class of 2020, the long wait is almost over as Basic Education Minister Angie
Dept of Education invites comments on proposed amendments to School Admissions Policy
The amendments seek to prevent the exclusion of learners from school based on language policy,
DBE says it’ll prioritise safety of matric exam markers
Basic Education says it will do whatever it takes to prioritise the safety of the 45 000 examiners
Sadtu heads to court to overturn DBE’s exam rewrite decision
Teachers’ union Sadtu says it will head to court on Monday to seek an urgent interdict to challenge
Basic Education worried about matric dropout numbers
The Department of Basic Education says it’s worried about the number of matric learners who’ve
Grade 10, 11 exams scrapped
The Department of Basic Education has scrapped this year’s final exams for Grade 10 and 11 learners
Home, public schooling an alternative for private school learners: Dept of Education
The Basic Education Department says parents have the option to home school their children or seek to