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Newsroom » Media Releases

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Media Advisories and Statements: 2023

Media Advisories and Statements: 2022

Media Statements: 2021

Media Statements: April - December 2020

2020 Media Releases

Minister Motshekga to announce results of the 2019 National Senior Certificate (NSC), 3 January 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
The DBE celebrates 10 years of the National School Nutrition Programme Best Schools and Districts Awards, 05 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
Basic Education Department confirms that teachers and administration officials to work until Friday, 18 March 2020

2019 Media Releases

2019 Media Releases

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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
Learning through playing: launch of online training for Early Childhood Development and the Foundation Phase, 09 March 2017
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
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
Minister Motshekga to address the NDP Back to School Imbizo at Sophumelela High School in Phillippi, 24 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
Supplementary exams get off on a good start, 23 February 2017
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Media Releases: 2016

Vuwani traditional leadership collective appreciates matric intervention, 27 June 2016
The Department Of Basic Education and Motsepe Foundation Hosts the 2016 ABC Motsepe School Choral and Traditional Music Competition, 24 June 2016
Deputy Minister Enver Surty to Address Second Annual Tshwane Youth Leadership Talk under the Theme: The 1976 OF 2016, 24 June 2016
Basic Education Department appeals for learning and teaching to be restored in Vuwani, 15 June 2016
Minister of Basic Education to host a Dialogue on the Commemoration of June 16 in Alexander, 14 June 2016
Deputy Minister of Basic Education to address commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of June 16 In Feta Kgomo, Limpopo, 13 June 2016
SADTU trying to deflect real issues by insulting the Minister, 10 June 2016
ASIDI program to hand over R20 million Mawonga Primary School in Qumbu, 09 June 2016
Asidi Continues to Deliver Change with the Hand-Over of Kosana Primary School, 01 June 2016
Oasis Provides Funding To Centre for Early Childhood Development (CECD), 1 June 2016
Department of Basic Education and Game partner to deliver Mobile Kitchens, 29 May 2016
Basic Education Minister releases Ministerial Task Team report into “jobs for cash” investigation, 21 May 2016
Deputy Minister of Basic Education to hand-over R52 million Mount View Secondary School , 18 May 2016
Announcement of crowd resourcing initiative to get Vuwani back on track, 18 May 2016
Stakeholders in support of government’s move to reopen Vuwani schools tomorrow, 15 May 2016
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Media Releases: 2015

Minister Motshekga takes Kha Ri Gude Mass Literacy Roadshow to Limpopo and KZN, 31 July 2015
ASIDI continues delivery with the Handover of Philemon Nkwenkwezi Junior Secondary School, 30 July 2015
Education Department makes great strides towards addressing the plight of disabled learners, 18 August 2015
MEC Makupula continues ASIDI delivery with the Handover of Middle Qutsa Primary School in Tsomo Village, 18 August 2015
DBE, CSA Signs MOU With SRSA to Fast-Track School Sport Development, Monday, 17 August 2015
Minister Motshekga receives Nkonkwana Junior Secondary School as part IDC Donation, 16 August 2015
The muppets are on the road again, 14 August 2015
Education Department warns against misleading statements made by DA on the appointment of Director-General, 14 August 2015
The Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga, wishes to announce two new commitments as part of the Department’s efforts to end violence in South African schools, 02 September 2015
Education Department ready to administer ANA and NSC, 01 September 2015
Basic Education Minister to launch Teacher Appreciation and Support Programme, 30 August 2015
Minister Motshekga extremely saddened at sudden passing of Northern Cape Education MEC, 28 August 2015
Matric mathematics and science: an improving trend, 26 August 2015
Education Department urges COSAS to retract call to retaliate, 26 August 2015
Minister Motshekga Sends Condolences to Families of North West Fire Tragedy, 24 August 2015
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Media Releases: 2014

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