Panyaza Lesufi has boldly claimed that every chalkboard in every matric classroom will be replaced with a smart board by July.
The department insists it released the document, despite no evidence of it being in the public domain.
A leaked document shows the crippling effect of powerful unions and cronyism on basic education.
A damning report held back from the public highlights the extent of cronyism and the influence of unions in filling education positions.
Unisa is yet to decide on how to implement the new Labour Relations Act, but this is affecting university staff whose jobs are hanging in the balance.
Equal Education and pupils frustrated by the long wait for better school infrastructure picketed outside the basic education department’s office.
Students are adamant that they don’t want temporary solutions to permanent problems.
South African student leaders explain the movement to wipe Eurocentricism off the face of their campuses.
Don’t belittle the act of defacing symbols of the oppression students say is being upheld at universities, writes Victoria John.
Black students have taken to Twitter to voice their experiences of white privilege on the Rhodes University campus.