Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has denied blame for a delay in the delivery of textbooks to Limpopo schools, saying she would not quit.
Despite assurances that the education department would meet a high court ordered deadline, some Limpopo schools are still without textbooks.
The basic education department intends to go to court over a ruling compelling it to deliver monthly reports to a non-governmental organisation.
SA’s publishing industry had better prepare for deep and dire straits if the ANC’s plan to nationalise the production of textbooks goes ahead.
A judge has given the education ministry until June 15 to provide textbooks to pupils in Limpopo and ordered a catch-up plan to make up for lost time.
The basic education department’s failure to provide textbooks for several Limpopo schools violated the Constitution, a high court has ruled.
The blame game over who is responsible for Limpopo schools’ textbook shortage continues, as the province locks horns with national government.
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/ 26 November 2008
Academics and universities have come under fire for using decontextualised textbooks in their lecture halls.