Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said that the National Treasury allocated R1.7 billion to Early Childhood Development ...

The Department of Basic Education is set to review the progression and promotion policies in South African schools, aiming to enhance educational quality and reduce administrative burdens on teachers.

We welcome the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) consultation on its draft national policy on the prevention and management of learner pregnancy in schools with stakeholders and education ...

Amidst a youth unemployment crisis in South Africa, the Department of Basic Education is taking bold steps to integrate entrepreneurship education into schools. This initiative aims to equip young ...

The North West Education Department briefed the committee on the R500 million five-year contract awarded to a private company for printing matric exam question papers. Mr Feni said outsourcing ...

The country has only one engineer for every 3,100 people, compared with Germany’s one per 200, the Engineering Council of South Africa noted. Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has called for ...

Over the years, the department has experienced budget cuts. Experts argue that South Africa needs to improve its Basic Education if it wants to grow skills that will enable the country to compete ...

CAPE TOWN, February 04, 2025 — Transforming the basic education sector by improving the quality of learning from an early age can drive inclusive growth in South Africa, according to a World Bank ...

Sesame Workshop South Africa marks 25 years of early learning impact with a bold new partnership to register and improve ECD centres across the country.

Press Release - The Democratic Alliance debated in firm support of the Budget for the Department of Basic Education, because Minister Siviwe Gwarube is leading the Department through a turnaround that ...

Parents and guardians have been reminded that the Gauteng Department of Education’s (GDE) 2026 Online Admissions Application ...

South Africa’s Department of Basic Education (DBE) has revealed that 464 public schools do not offer Mathematics to their learners. 135 of the schools that don’t offer Mathematics are in ...