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2020 Media Releases

Basic Education Department confirms that teachers and administration officials to work until Friday, 18 March 2020
Statement by the Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga at the inter-ministerial media briefing on the Covid-19 following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa, 16 March 2020
DBE Minister and TBF Chairperson to hand over a kitchen to the 2019 NSNP Best School Award winning school Sefako Mapogo Makgatho Primary In Saulsville, 13 March 2020
Minister and Deputy Minister of Basic Education to Honour Top Performing Education Districts and Schools at The 2020 National Education Excellence Awards in Pretoria, 12 March 2020
Statement delivered by the Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga, at a media briefing following the meeting of the Council of Education Ministers held in Pretoria, 9 March 2020
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to brief media, 7 March 2020
The DBE celebrates 10 years of the National School Nutrition Programme Best Schools and Districts Awards, 05 March 2020
Basic Education Department sustains the suspension of serving canned pilchards in light of the NRCS’ announcement on defective canning of brands as listed on 24 February 2020, 27 February 2020
Department of Basic Education suspends serving of pilchards in light of National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) canning defect announcement, 26 February 2020
Minister Motshekga to honour teachers at The 20th Annual National Teaching Awards, 14 February 2020
Basic Education Ministry visits schools across the country as part of provicial school readiness visits, 14 January 2020
Minister Motshekga to announce results of the 2019 National Senior Certificate (NSC), 3 January 2020

2019 Media Releases

Basic Education Department Clarifies Comprehensive Sexuality Education to Portfolio Committee, 17 September 2019
Statement by the Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga following the first meeting of the Council of Education Ministers in the 6th administration held in Pretoria, 16 September 2019
Basic Education Department briefs Portfolio Committee on School Safety, 10 September 2019
Basic Education Department welcomes signing of Collective Agreement for School Based Educators, 09 September 2019
Department of Basic Education partners with Woolworths to celebrate 2019 World School Milk Day in Khayelitsha, 09 September 2019
Basic Education Department strengthening curriculum content on Life Skills and Life Orientation through scripted lesson plans, 6 September 2019
DBE invites candidates to use e-registration to register for the 2019 Senior Certificate exams before 11 September deadline, 05 September 2019
Pioneer Foods Partners with DBE to bring its Schools Breakfast Nutrition Programme to Gauteng, 29 August 2019
Deputy Minister Dr Reginah Mhaule to launch the NSNP/Pioneer Foods Schools Breakfast Nutrition Programme in Gauteng, 27 August 2019
Minister Angie Motshekga takes Second Chance Matric Support Program and Read To Lead Campaign to Bloemfontein, 23 August 2019
Department of Basic Education invites Mid-Year candidates who wrote and did not pass to register for another opportunity, 19 August 2019
Deputy Minister of Basic Education Regina Mhaule to address the SANASE AGM and Conference in Durban, 15 August 2019
Basic Education Minister and South African Reserve Bank Governor to announce 2019 MPC Schools Challenge Winners, 15 August 2019
Minister Motshekga denounces sexist twitter posts by the Department’s spokesperson, 13 August 2019
Minister Angie Motshekga to Address the Woman’ Month Commemoration at the Woman Living Monument in Pretoria, 08 August 2019
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2018 Media Releases

2017 Media Releases

Department of Basic Education hosts the 2017 National Spelling Bee competition finals, 21 September 2017
Department of Basic Education partners with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to host the Data Summit 2017, 18 September 2017
Statement by Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga on the occasion of the post-CEM Media Briefing, 15 September 2017
Basic Education Department briefs Parliament on state of readiness for 2017 NSC examinations, 12 September 2017
Second Chance roadshow rolls into Kimberley, Northern Cape, 08 September 2017
Minister Motshekga denies allegations of ill-discipline by ANCWL, 27 August 2017
DBE and Constitutional Hill celebrate the year of OR Tambo, 24 August 2017
Second Chance Matric Support Programme roadshow in Potchefstroom, 18 August 2017
Minister Angie Motshekga to host roundtable discussions on the release of the SACMEQ IV report, 17 August 2017
Eastern Cape Basic Education portfolio chair to hand-over Sizwe Primary School, Eastern Cape, 16 August 2017
DBE to host the Early Grade Reading Study North West findings discussions session, 15 August 2017
Department of Basic Education to hand-over R42 million ASIDI school in Qumbu, Eastern Cape, 14 August 2017
Department of Basic Education condemns violence in schools, 10 August 2017
Basic Education Minister Mrs Angie Motshekga to meet Klipspruit West Community to resolve school impasse, 04 August 2017
Minister Motshekga to visit injured MP’s in hospital, 03 August 2017
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Media Releases: 2016

DBE committed to releasing MTT report on selling of posts as previously communicated, 13 April 2106
Motsepe Foundation and the Department of Basic Education launch R117, 5 million partnership for the development of schools football, choral and traditional music and netball, 12 April 2016
Minister of Basic Education takes education Imbizo to Ivory Park, Tembisa, 11 April 2016
South Africa joins Group of Digital Education Transformation Countries, 11 April 2016
Release of the Ministerial Task Team report postponed, 04 April 2016
Basic Education Minister to release report as scheduled, 28 March 2016
Minister Motshekga condemns vandalismn of school property as part of protest action in Vuwani, Limpopo, 04 May 2016
Never too young to learn about democracy: 2016 Schools Democracy Week starts, 26 April 2016
Department of Basic Education partnership encourages young, active citizenship, 24 April 2016
Department of Basic Education Commemorates World TB day in Kathu, 19 April 2016
Minister addresses portfolio committee on priority matters of the education sector, 19 April 2016
Department of Basic Education partners with Teach South Africa to deploy Maths teachers nationwide, 18 April 2016
Minister Motshekga provides feedback to PE northern areas communities as part of continued stakeholder engagements, 14 April 2016
Stakeholders in support of government’s move to reopen Vuwani schools tomorrow, 15 May 2016
Deputy Minister Enver Surty to take part in the Msinga Dialogue in support of the Read to Lead Campaign, 12 May 2016
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Media Releases: 2015

Media statement to refute the fake notice regarding the re-write of the National Senior Certificate 2015 Mathematics Paper 2, 12 November 2015
All systems go for 2015 National Senior Certificate Examinations, 25 October 2015
DBE Takes Drop All and Read Campaign to Northern Cape, 03 October 2015
DBE hosts the 9th annual Inkosi Albert Luthuli, 01 October 2015
School Governing Body Federations support CEM decision on Annual National Assessment (ANA), 22 September 2015
Teachers advised to prepare for the Annual National Assessments (ANA) in December 2015, 21 September 2015
Decisions taken by Council of Education Ministers (CEM), 18 September 2015
Minister of Basic Education to brief the media on the decisions of the Council of Education Ministers, 17 September 2015
Minister Motshekga to address Launch of the Volkswagen Community Trust Flagship Campaign in Uitenhage, 03 September 2015
The New Age misquotes department spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga; 15 September 2015
Education Department's learner attainment strategy yielding positive results, 15 September 2015
Vredefort Primary School Continues Free State Asidi School Handovers, 15 September 2015
Media Statement on the Postponement of the Writing of the Annual National Assessment (ANA),
The Department of Basic Education and Teacher Unions to brief the media on Annual National Assessment (ANA), 11 September 2015
Education Department joins the world in celebrating teachers on World Teachers Day, 05 October 2015
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Media Releases: 2014

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