- 17 May 2013 11:28 - Bongani Nkosi
- In a surprise move, the basic education department has announced it only planned to provide every child with a textbook by 2014.
- 07 May 2013 14:52 - Andisiwe Makinana
- Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has made new promises for the coming year during her budget presentation in Parliament.
- 24 Apr 2013 16:56 - Bongani Nkosi
- Sadtu has threatened a full-blown strike if Zuma does not respond within 21 days to their demand to fire Angie Motshekga and Bobby Soobrayan.
- 23 Apr 2013 19:08 - Sapa
- Teachers joining a planned Sadtu protest march will face disciplinary procedures, says the basic education department.
- 20 Apr 2013 16:36 - Sapa and staff reporter
- An interim report into the alleged non-delivery of textbooks was being compiled and would soon be presented to Parliament, the SAHRC has said.
- 06 Mar 2013 15:01 - Sapa
- The Centre for Child Law is taking Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga back to court over the shortage of teachers in the Eastern Cape.
- 28 Feb 2013 19:14 - Bongani Nkosi
- The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union has intensified its industrial campaign targeting basic education director general Bobby Soobrayan.
- 22 Feb 2013 15:35 - Bongani Nkosi
- Many grade 11 pupils don’t have all their books but teachers have been told not to talk about it.
- 12 Feb 2013 19:59 - Bongani Nkosi
- Sadtu kicked off its industrial campaign to have department of basic education director general Bobby Soobrayan sacked from his position.
- 18 Jan 2013 10:55 - Victoria John
- Storm clouds loom over basic education's "inadequate" standards and unmet deadlines, writes Victoria John.
- 08 Jan 2013 18:48 - Sapa
- At least 98% of textbooks have been delivered to inland schools ahead of the first day of school on Wednesday, the basic education department said.
- 03 Dec 2012 12:46 - Bongani Nkosi, Victoria John,
- The Annual National Assessment results show that grade nine pupils scored on average a shocking 13% in maths.
- 19 Oct 2012 00:00 - Victoria John
- Increasing legal cases highlight the department of education's failure to provide basic school infrastructure, Victoria John reports.
- 13 Oct 2012 13:37 - Sapa
- The department of basic education has said that it has delivered all outstanding learning and teaching support materials to schools in Limpopo.
- 10 Oct 2012 16:12 - Victoria John
- The South African Democratic Teachers Union has given Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga seven days to act on the Limpopo textbooks report.
- 09 Oct 2012 12:02 - Aneesa Fazel
- The deputy minister of finance has admitted that the controversial newspaper advert placed by the department of basic education was ill-conceived.
- 13 Sep 2012 20:50 - Bongani Nkosi
- A gauntlet has been thrown to the basic education department to stop "lying" about textbook supply in Limpopo and take responsibility.
- 13 Sep 2012 13:55 - Sapa
- Six schools in Cape Town are to receive the first specially trained "in-house" metro police officers to keep pupils and staff safe.
- 09 Sep 2012 17:19 - Sapa
- The Democratic Alliance says the basic education department is not using standard procedures for the purchasing of 2013 textbooks for Limpopo.
- 03 Aug 2012 07:12 - Michelle Pietersen & Matuma Letsoalo
- Presidential task team members believe Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga should be fired but President Jacob Zuma needs her women's league.
