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MINISTER ANGIE MOTSHEKGA: SACE FIRST TEACHERS’ CONFERENCE
Keynote Address by the Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga, MP, at the SACE First Teachers’ Conference held at Birchwood hotel, Gauteng Read full

DBE WANTS FUNDING TO HELP GRADE 4 PUPILS WITH MEANING FOR UNDRSTANDING
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has promised to improve the situation of learners after a report indicated that the majority of learners can not

EXPERTS NOT HAPPY WITH SA’S EDUCATION
An education expert says it comes “as no surprise” that 81% of grade 4 pupils in SA can’t read for meaning. Speaking to Sowetan after

MEC DAVID MAYNIER ON PROGRESS IN INTERNATIONAL READING AND LITERACY STUDY 2021 RESULTS
The results of the 2021 Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study (PIRLS) were released today, which confirmed that learning losses caused by the Covid-19

LACK OF BOOKS IN SA’S HOMES THROWS SPOTLIGHT ON PIRLS SHOCK
There are no books at all in 43% of SA households with young children, and just 16% of homes contain more than five books, according

CASSIDY SHOOTING FOR STARS AS SHE PREPARES FOR WESTERN CAPE REGIONAL COMPETITION
Cape town – cassidy hendricks, a grade 2 pupil from buck road primary school in grassy park, is shooting for the stars as she prepares