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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

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2018 Media Releases

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2017 Media Releases

Media Releases: 2016

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 to meet with stakeholders before releasing report on selling of posts, 24 March 2016
Education Department briefs portfolio committee on "skills revolution", 15 March 2016
Department of Basic Education joins anti-racism campaign, 13 March 2016
Post Council of Education Ministers Meeting (CEM) Statement, 11 March 2016
Minister Motshekga to attend Education Leadership NGO Summit hosted by NECT, 10 March 2016
Minister Motshekga to send management team in support of Eastern Cape Education Department, 10 March 2016
EduWeek with SABC Education powered by Intel, 9 March 2016
Inclusive education comes under the spotlight at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, 08 March 2016
DBE and Chinese Embassy partnership sees Sci-Bono Discovery Centre benefit from new Planetarium, 04 March 2016
ICT Workshop Brings Education Sector One Step Closer To Realising ICT Improvement Goals , 04 March 2016
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Media Releases: 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
All systems go for 2015 National Senior Certificate Examinations, 25 October 2015
Minister Motshekga to address 20th Anniversary celebration of Zenex Foundation, 21 October 2015
DBE and Nestlé Healthy Kids promote healthy eating and healthy living in schools, 12 October 2015
Basic Education Deputy Minister welcomes aspirant young lawyers for Fifth National Schools Moot Competition Finals, 07 October 2015
Basic Education Minister to brief media on developments regarding NSC examinations in Limpopo, 16 November 2015
Media statement to refute the fake notice regarding the re-write of the National Senior Certificate 2015 Mathematics Paper 2, 12 November 2015
Buffalo City Mayor to handover Nkosinathi Primary School as part of R 8.2 Billion ASIDI Project, 05 November 2015
Investigations into jobs for cash allegations still in progress, 03 November 2015
Statement by the Minister of Basic Education, Ms Angie Motshekga, on the commencement of the 2015 National Senior Certificate examination, 30 October 2015
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