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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.
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.
18 Apr 2013 12:20 - Sapa The basic education department is in breach of a court order regarding textbook delivery, says civil rights group Section27.
08 Apr 2013 00:00 - Nickolaus Bauer South Africans are crying out for real leadership because they are not getting it from President Jacob Zuma, writes Nickolaus Bauer.
05 Apr 2013 10:15 - Bongani Nkosi All nine provincial education ministers were hauled before the South African Human Rights Commission to answer questions about learning material.
15 Feb 2013 19:44 - Sapa The Democratic Alliance has refused to retract claims that some Limpopo schools are still missing textbooks.
11 Feb 2013 15:00 - Bongani Nkosi The department of basic education has came out guns blazing refuting claims by the DA that there are still schools in Limpopo without textbooks.
09 Feb 2013 12:57 - Sapa The DA has challenged the education department to stick to its promise and deliver textbooks to Limpopo schools that faced shortages within 24-hours.
30 Jan 2013 12:49 Public protector Thuli Madonsela hasn't mastered the foosball of political corruption as she squares off against President Jacob Zuma.
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.
04 Jan 2013 00:00 - Jacques du Preez The state should only use public funds to put its view across if the media fails to do so, says Jacques du Preez.
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.
03 Oct 2012 12:06 The Pimples kids react with disbelief to news of Jacob Zuma's new role on a UN education panel while his own education department is crushed by broken promises.
27 Sep 2012 14:34 - Sapa The Gauteng Democratic Alliance says textbooks and teaching materials used for an adult education course have been found discarded in Modderfontein.
07 Sep 2012 22:29 - Bongani Nkosi If publishers don't reduce textbook prices the provincial education department will withdraw its orders - two months before books are due in schools.
07 Sep 2012 10:51 - Victoria John Eastern Cape schools have expressed outrage over allegedly "unlawful" meddling by the provincial education department in the procurement of textbooks.
07 Sep 2012 10:43 - Bongani Nkosi A confidential report warns that the October deadline for 2013 material is unlikely to be met - leaving students in the lurch once again.
29 Aug 2012 13:48 - Staff Reporter Watch our live video chat at 12.30pm with the M&G education team who will tackle your questions about the ongoing crisis at South African schools.
28 Aug 2012 06:23 The tide has begun to turn against Zuma with the textbook saga, Nkandla and Lonmin all stacking up against him.
