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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
South Africa to host International Play Conference to boost learning outcomes in basic education, 08 January 2019
Basic Education Department disappointed with Western Cape Department statements, 6 January 2019
Equal Education’s quest for relevance knows no bounds, 03 January 2019
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2018 Media Releases
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2017 Media Releases
Learner Pregnancy in South African Schools, 27 March 2017
Minister Motshekga Condemns Burning of School in Mpumalanga, 27 March 2017
DBE and MTN Foundation bring cutting edge ICT infrastructure to Schweizer Reneke, North West, 22 March 2017
Minister Shocked at Brutal Murder of Educator, 20 March 2017
Statement delivered by Mrs Angie Motshekga following a meeting of the Council of Education Ministers (CEM), 13 March 2017
Basic Education Minister Mrs Angie Motshekga to brief the media
DBE and IDC launch the Whole School Development Project with Wipro Technologies and Nelson Mandela Foundation, 09 March 2017
Home grown school feeding is an investment in young people and in local communities, say the government of South Africa, the African Union and the World Food Programme, 01 March 2017
Minister Angie Motshekga celebrates World Book Day, 01 March 2017
Learning through playing: launch of online training for Early Childhood Development and the Foundation Phase, 09 March 2017
DBE and Chinese Embassy partnership sees donation of smart boards and Mandarin textbooks, 04 March 2017
Supplementary Examinations Disrupted Due to Community Protest Action, 28 February 2017
The National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT), the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and Umalusi are hosting DialogueSA to discuss the real value of the National Senior Certificate, 24 Feb 2017
Minister Motshekga to address the NDP Back to School Imbizo at Sophumelela High School in Phillippi, 24 February 2017
Supplementary exams get off on a good start, 23 February 2017
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Media Releases: 2016
Response to Ms Simphiwe Dana’s false and misleading accusations, 01 September 2016
Department of Basic Education to hand-over two state-of-the-art schools in the Eastern Cape through the ASIDI programme, 01 September 2016
Assessments on the agenda as Education Ministry attends the 42nd conference of the International Association for Educational Assessment hosted by UMALUSI, 25 August 2016
Department of Basic Education Continues State-of-The-Art Eastern Cape Infrastructure Delivery, 25 August 2016
Minister Motshekga to commemorate 60th anniversary of the 1956 Women’s March in Welkom, Free State, 25 August 2016
Statement by the Minister of Basic Education Mrs Angie Motshekga following the meeting of Council of Education Ministers (CEM), Pretoria, 18 September 2016
Department of Basic Education to Hand-Over State-Of-The-Art Lucingweni Primary School in the Eastern Cape as part of ASIDI Programme, 15 September 2016
Media Advisory: Notice of post CEM media briefing, 16 September 2016
DBE concerned over Democratic Alliance media statement aimed at misleading the public, 15 September 2016
Department of Basic Education continues to deliver quality school infrastructure, 14 September 2016
Department of Basic Education ‘’all systems go’’ ahead of 2016 NSC Examinations, 13 September 2016
Department of Basic Education to hand-over state-of-the-art Zamilizwe Primary School in Ludeke, Mhlontlo Rural, Eastern Cape, 08 September 2016
2016 World Teachers’ Day Event, Zibuza.net launch: Celebrating the Profession of Teaching, 05 October 2016
Minister and Deputy Minister thank dedicated educators on World Teachers’ Day, 05 October 2016
Department of Basic Education celebrates World Teachers’ Day with the launch of Zibuza.Net, 04 October 2016
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Media Releases: 2015
Deputy Minister Enver Surty opens CAPS Technical Training for Teachers, 14 July 2015
Motshekga to update media on crucial Basic Education matters, 4 June 2015
Department of Basic Education extends comment period for Draft National Policy on HIV, STI’s and TB, 03 June 2015
Department of Basic Education hosts Learner Road Safety seminar, 29 June 2015
Kha Ri Gude reading and library services roadshow touches down in Kliptown, Soweto, 30 June 2015
Kha Ri Gude reading and library services roadshow moves on to Giyani, 29 June 2015
Kha Ri Gude roadshow hits Nongoma, Kwa-Zulu Natal, 25 June 2015
Basic Education Minister takes Kha Ri Gude to Witbank through roadshow, 23 June 2015
Progress Made In Group Copying Investigations, 18 June 2015
Minister Motshekga receives state of the art Emalahleni School from Glencore, 11 June 2015
Department of Basic Education Hosts Satellite Session at 7th Annual SAAIDS Conference, 10 June 2015
Minister of Basic Education tables the DBE Budget Vote at the NCOP, 08 June 2015
Department of Basic Education hosts Pre-Conference meeting ahead of 7th Annual South African AIDS Conference, 05 June 2015
Department of Basic Education extends comment period for Draft National Policy on HIV, STI’s and TB, 05 June 2015
Taking Democracy to the Classroom: 2015 Schools Democracy Week begins, 20 April 2015
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Media Releases: 2014
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