Siviwe Gwarube
latest news & developmentsSiviwe Gwarube and Karabo Khakhau officially enter DA federal contests
Democratic Alliance delegates are set to gather in Midrand, north of Johannesburg on 11 and 12 April to elect new leaders
Geordin Hill-Lewis accepts nomination to succeed John Steenhuisen as DA leader
DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga put his hand up for the federal chair position held by Ivan Meyer
Steenhuisen blows DA succession race wide open
Siviwe Gwarube and Geordin Hill-Lewis are among those touted to take over party leadership
Gwarube eyes top DA post
Gwarube will vie for the position at the 2026 elective congress, aiming to succeed Helen Zille as federal council chair rather than pursuing the federal leader role
Stagnating matric maths pass rate a sobering reality
The declining rate reflects deep-rooted challenges that begin in the early school grades
KwaZulu-Natal tops 2025 matric results with 90.6% pass rate
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said the notion that 30% constituted a pass mark was political sloganism
Siviwe Gwarube: Basic Education
SCORE: C Under Gwarube, the department has seen some real and visible gains this year: record matric pass rates, a renewed strategic focus on early childhood and foundational…
Preschoolers falling through the cracks
SA spends just 1.8% of its education budget on ECD: the damage shows
Gauteng needs 200 more schools, says education MEC Chiloane
During the 2023-24 financial year, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape only built one school each
Calls grow to address marginalisation of boys in education system
In 2022, the out-of-school rate was 10.54% for boys, compared with 8.17% for girls
Equal Education slams Gwarube over claim that 90% of schools now in a better condition
According to the department of basic education, 93% of 3 372 pit latrines have been replaced with appropriate sanitation facilities
Unions slam basic education department over no maths at 464 schools
The South African Democratic Teachers Union alleges schools are pressuring learners in grade 10 and upwards to drop maths to protect overall matric pass rates
Push for phone-free schools
An organisation says the devices reduce children’s ability to concentrate and learn effectively
The God Edition | How faith guides South Africa’s politicians
For this year’s Mail & Guardian God Edition, we asked a number of the country’s prominent politicians what role faith plays in their lives
Backlogs: Learners pay the price with their mental health
The systemic failures in education mean that learners are not adequately prepared for their matric year