Learners put their best foot forward

Learners at Roseneath Primary school in Johannesburg were overcome with joy on Monday when Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga, joined hands with the private sector to handover much-needed shoes to the school’s learners.The partnership between the Department of Basic Education, Absa’s charitable arm Sešego Cares and US-based shoe manufacturer TOMS will see 105 000 pairs of shoes being donated to school children across South Africa...Read more

Honouring our teachers

The cream of the country’s teachers have gathered in Pretoria for the week long adjudication of the annual National Teaching Awards this week. Now in its 13^th year, the NTAs are an opportunity for the Department of Basic Education to acknowledge and pay tribute to our dedicated, committed and professional educators and their efforts to develop learners as citizens of a democratic, non-racial and non-sexist South Africa...Read more

Message to the Class of 2011

Congratulations to the Class of 2011, particularly those who performed well in the National Senior Certificate examinations. While many of you have succeeded in achieving the goals you set for yourself at school, you may still be unsure about what to do now...Read more