Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Angie Motshekga, has been appointed as South Africa’s Acting President.

Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga has a message to her critics – and clapback at her ‘lack of experience’…

The Department of Basic Education has officially added coding and robotics to the subject roster for Grades R to 9 (old Sub A to Standard 7).

Despite heavy criticism and court action, the National Assembly has passed the BELA Bill. Here’s what you need to know.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga was in Ivory Park on Friday after four learners from the same school committed suicide.

The Department of Basic Education says KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, and Limpopo have the highest number of unfilled teacher vacancies.

Pupils who wish to apply to rewrite a 2023 matric exam in order to improve their results had better hurry as the deadline to do so is TODAY.

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has published the final National Senior Certificate (NSC) results for the 2023 matric year.

The Department of Basic Education also revealed how learners improved in the matric subjects, including Mathematics and Accounting.

Free State is the leading province with 89% followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 86% in the Matric Class of 2023.

Education Minister Motshekga will release the NSC Results for the class of 2023 in a ceremony to be held at the Mosaiek Church in Fairland.

Will the Free State remain on top for the third year running? Here’s what to expect when the 2023 statistics are released tomorrow.

This event replaces the initial plan by the Basic Education Minister and the Gauteng leadership to hand over a new school in Midrand.

Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga will announce the outcome of the 2023 National Senior Certificate exams on Thursday, 18 January 2024.

Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga will announce the outcome of the 2023 National Senior Certificate exams on Thursday, 18 January 2024.

The wait for the results of the 2023 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations is almost over. Here’s when …

Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga will announce the outcome of the 2023 National Senior Certificate exams on Thursday, 18 January.

Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga will announce the outcome of the 2023 National Senior Certificate exams on Thursday, 18 January 2024.

Department of Education says they has enhanced security measures to minimize the risk of matric exam paper leaks.

South Africa sees 26.6% rise in school non-attendance among 5-24 age group, Census 2022 highlights.This record has increased since 1996.

Eyebrows have been raised as Angie Motshekga will be awarded for her commitment amid the DIRE state of SA’s education system.

The grade 12 learner died on Friday after being beaten in the head with an item by another learner at the matric school camp, according to Limpopo Department of Education spokesperson Mike Maringa.

South Africa was ranked last in an international literacy study. Education Minister, Angie Motshekga blames the Covid-19 pandemic.

‘By age 10, children should be able to read various types of texts, while using critical thinking skills to interpretion’-Motshekga

The DA demands an audit of all the National School Nutrition Programmes after thousands of kids were left for hunger in KZN and EC schools.

A reminder to all those matriculants from 2022 wishing to have an exam paper remarked that the deadline for applying to do so is this week.

The Department of Basic Education last Thursday released the National Senior Certificate (NSC) results for the 2022 matric year.

The Department of Basic Education released the National Senior Certificate (NSC) results for the 2022 matric year last week.

The department announced that matric students have until Friday, 3 February 2023, to request a remark or recheck of their exam papers.

The Department of Basic Education has released the final National Senior Certificate (NSC) results for the 2022 matric year.

Mmusi Maimane firmly believes the Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has misled the nation with 2022 ‘praiseworthy’ matric results

Minister Angie Motshekga highlighted that one hundred and forty-two (142) prisoners in correctional facilities passed with distinctions

In her speech, Angie announced that the Class of 2022 NSC overall pass rate has reached 80.1%, (compared with 76.4% in 2021)

Basic Education minister Angie Motshekga has countered the notion that South Africa’s pass mark for the National Senior Certificate is 30%.

Here is a look at the 38 new subjects to be phased into grades 10-12 by the Department of Basic Education’s ‘curriculum shift’ by 2025.

The Legal Resources Centre has called on the Department of Basic Education to protect queer pupils with a national LGBTQI+ school policy.

SA and Zim Basic Education Ministers will exchange information about each other’s basic education systems through study visits and workshops

The Department of Basic Education has confirmed it’s still on track to make significant changes to the school curriculum in the coming years.

Provincial figures: Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga reveals 90 037 schoolgirls aged 10 to 19 gave birth in the past year.

A legal expert warned that employers have the prerogative to impose the wearing of face masks in the workplace…

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said she supported the repealing of the mask mandate for learners and teachers

‘We increased the number of languages in the sector. We have added additional languages in our list of subjects; they are Khoi, Nama, San as well as African sign languages,’ said Motshekga.

General Education Certificates, increased access to vocational-oriented subjects and ECD: These are a few of the changes coming to schools.

Schools neighbouring others that have been severely impacted by the KZN floods have been asked to accommodate learners in need.

Minister Angie Motshekga says the damage the KZN floods have caused to schools is a major setback to the education fraternity

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Comments made by Angie Motshekga this week suggest that the South African school curriculum is set for a major shake-up.

The Department of Education is focusing on skill development among students in order to prepare them for the working world.

Minister Angie Motshekga provided a breakdown of the number of educators that are not academically and professionally qualified.

The DBE is launching a new campaign to improve the quality of education in South Africa – and the use of English language is under scrutiny.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says that her department is seeking out more measures in a bid to combat early pregnancy.

Last week, Cabinet announced the removal of some COVID-19 protocols, including doing away with the rotational timetable at schools

Schools across the country are go back to full in-person learning from Monday. Education Minister Angie Motshekga has provided new details.

Minister Angie Motshekga has called on police to leave no stone unturned in their investigation into the Tembisa deputy principal’s shooting

The release of the matric results are not a cause for celebration for some pupils, but Angie Motshekga has some words for them

The matric pass rate of the Class of 2021 has been released and it’s higher than last year. Here’s how it matches up with the last decade.

‘Exactly what do my matric results mean?’ Everything you need to know about how your results will determine your future.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga aims to reduce social distancing in South African schools despite the continued pandemic.

Mmusi Maimane has raised his opinion that Life Orientation should be pulled from the South African curriculum.

Minister Angie Motshekga has defended controversial amendments allowing for the sell of liquor in South African schools.

Parents who prevent their children from attending school from Grade R may soon be liable for some hefty punishment.

According to the recently published amendments by the Department of Basic Education, the following school activities may resume with spectators.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga outlined her department’s plans for the matric exams, which are due to start in a few weeks

The final matric exams begin on 27 October and end on 7 December. More than 700 000 full-time candidates will write at 11 308 examination centres across SA.

The Basic Education Department says the new History curriculum is being finalised, the draft version of which will be ready by December

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says sex education in the classroom is key to curbing teenage pregnancies

Education Minister Angie Motshekga confirmed that the October school holidays WON’T be scrapped to account for lost time in the classroom.

The Basic Education Department’s proposal to scrap the school holidays was met with much opposition from the sector

The Department of Basic Education says some teachers could not get vaccinated due to illness, being COVID-19 positive and hesitancy

The NICD has said on Saturday a further 413 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 69 488 to date.

Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga says there is a community initiative to ensure the safety of learners in Phoenix on Monday.

Schools are scheduled to reopen on Monday 26 July, according to the Department of Basic Education but the question remains, are they prepared?

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she’s pleased with the milestone in the vaccination drive, which targeted 582 000 people

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says more than 400 000 educators and other staff in the sector have been vaccinated

The surprising appointment is due to Ramaphosa’s visit on Friday to Lusaka for the funeral of the late President Kenneth Kaunda.

Minister Angie Motshekga wants learners back in class ‘as soon as possible’, after she confirmed that schools would have to close their doors this week.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that plans are afoot to vaccinate 582 000 people within the next two weeks

Motshekga says her department is not insensitive to concerns raised about COVID-19 infections but schools will remain open.

Basic Education Minister said that the COVID-19 vaccination programme for teachers and support staff will begin on Wednesday, 23 June.

Could July’s ‘back to school’ dates be compromised by the rising tide of a third wave? Angie Motshekga had her say on the matter earlier today.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga gazetted directions which state that primary school pupils must return to daily attendance

The Department of Basic Education has reacted angrily to ‘manipulated images’ online, which claimed schools in SA would have to close down next month.

Thanks to a newly introduced set of laws, teachers in South Africa who commit certain acts of gross misconduct will never be allowed to work in a school again.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said MEC Panyaza Lesufi’s decision to launch a probe into a hair combing incident at a school, was the right step

The Department of Basic Education is proposing that no pupil be denied entry due to a school’s language policy, among other recommendations.

The DA and FF Plus believe that the DBE is failing matric students and their schools, and say that the education system requires reform.

The matric class of 2020 can access their results via several avenues, including the Department of Basic Education’s website and their respective schools

The DA say that the real matric pass rate is closer to 44% than 76%, taking into account the students who didn’t make it to the final hurdle.

It’s official: The matric results for 2020 are here – the pass rate has dipped from the year before, but how does this compare with the previous decade?

The wait for the matric class of 2020 is almost over as Angie Motshekga will announce the overall pass rate, after a year which saw limited classroom time

Minister Motshekga said that the department has been hard at work trying to iron out issues relating to fee payments and admission backlogs.

The education fraternity has lost a number of teachers to the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting further concerns about staff capacity

Regarding the rewrite, Motshekga said her department’s intention was to restore the integrity and credibility of the matric exams.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga told the media that schools will reopen to welcome back student on 27 January 2021,

The Director-General of the Basic Education Department said that the matric exam leak was bigger than what they initially thought.

The Department of Basic Education said the sector is ready for the 2021 school year. All provinces have also finalised admission processes.

While the Department of Basic Education agreed that there will be no matric rewrite, it did say other aspects of the judgement must be challenged.

Judge Norman Davis had reserved judgement on Afriforum and Sadtu’s urgent application to halt the rewrite of the second papers for Mathematics and Physical Sciences, on Thursday

Sadtu and Afriforum maintain that the rewrite is not necessary and would cause stress for the nearly 400 000 matric pupils involved

A decision by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga, to order a rewrite of Mathematics and Physical Sciences following leaks in parts of the country