Basic education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga said pupils at a few schools in Giyani, Limpopo had access to the maths paper before it was written.
Though well intended, the plan’s focus should be on primary schools, say its critics.
To a large extent, all education is based on the skills a pupil acquires in the first three years of school, writes Brahm Fleisch and Stephen Taylor.
Groundbreaking technology could revolutionise the future for the blind – but the exorbitant costs make it inaccessible.
The state said they should not have known that the toilet Michael Komape drowned in was unsafe for use.
Observers are shocked by the presidency’s decision to investigate the awarding of just one tender in its EC education department probe.
A damning report held back from the public highlights the extent of cronyism and the influence of unions in filling education positions.
The department of basic education wants to block the reappointment of public school teachers who have resigned in order to access their pension funds.
The education department is offering pupils the option to learn a Chinese language, but the union wants more emphasis placed on indigenous languages.
Equal Education and pupils frustrated by the long wait for better school infrastructure picketed outside the basic education department’s office.
The Department of Basic Education is putting measures in place to ensure schools stop dropping the two critical subjects.
The basic education department has denied another gaffe in the Limpopo textbooks debacle, after it reportedly missed out on discounts for 2015 books.
The basic education department reports that Limpopo textbook deliveries are on track, with pupils set to receive their materials on time.
Provincial plans for school infrastructure should be made public to ensure correct needs are met.
As the 2014 matric examinations approach, education quality council Umalusi has said it is ‘satisfied’ with the quality of exam paper markers.
The DA has expressed shock over Medium Term Strategic Framework figures, which show that only 61% of pupils have access to required textbooks.
The recent Limpopo textbook judgment could have been more helpful on the question of relief for the violation of rights.
In an unusual case, activists want the government to be legally bound to extensive education reforms.
Panyaza Lesufi will replace former education DG Bobby Soobrayan, who has been "redeployed" to "other responsibilities in government".
Several schools in the Limpopo province are dragging the department of basic education to court for failing to deliver textbooks.
Literacy and numeracy tests provide valuable insights into pupils’ performance.
There was much tears and excitement as South African pupils returned to school for the start of the new year.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has announced matrics achieved a pass rate of 78.2%, with the Free State getting the top marks of 87.4%.
Umalusi has apologised for the question relating to baby rape in the dramatic arts matric examination, saying it was in poor taste.
Meals are back in 11 Limpopo schools after legal action, but the lost teaching time worries principals.
The department of basic education has called for more public comment on increasing the 30% minimum matric pass rate mark.
Cheaper independent schools are out of the poor’s grasp because they can’t afford to lower their fees.
The basic education department’s advocate says Bobby Soobrayan was not authorised to sign the agreement, which makes it null and void.
The basic education department only realised on the eve of paying teachers it had several months earlier "erroneously" signed the labour agreement.
The basic education department wants the Labour Court to accept that Bobby Soobrayan made a pure error when he agreed to a 100% wage increment.
David Macfarlane wonders where the political accountability in basic education is.
The South African Democratic Teachers Union wants to be represented at basic education director general bobby Soobrayan’s disciplinary hearing.