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Basic Education joins global community in commemorating International Mother Language Day (Government of the Republic of South Africa)

Public Technologies 23 Feb 2026
The Department of Basic Education joins the global community in commemorating International Mother Language Day, a day proclaimed by UNESCO to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism across the world.
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Basic Education Minister highlights fiscal constraints in response to Ramaphosa's SONA

Independent online (SA) 18 Feb 2026
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has praised President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), while acknowledging ongoing challenges within her department, including severe fiscal constraints.
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Media Alert: Basic Education Committee to Engage on 2025 Matric Outcomes (Parliament of South Africa)

Public Technologies 16 Feb 2026
) Parliament, Monday, 16 February 2026 - The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education will tomorrow have an engagement with the Department of Basic Education and Umalusi on the 2025 National Senior ...
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Media Statement: Basic Education Committee Chairperson Welcomes Expulsion of Milnerton High Learners Following Bullying (Parliament of South Africa)

Public Technologies 09 Feb 2026
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION, MS JOY MAIMELA.
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Basic Education on commemorating World Read Aloud Day (Government of the Republic of South Africa)

Public Technologies 05 Feb 2026
The Department of Basic Education (DBE), in collaboration with the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) and Nal'ibali Trust as a core partner, today commemorated World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) ...
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Why reform in basic education keeps slipping through our fingers

The Manila Times 02 Feb 2026
Low learning outcomes remain the most damning indicator of the current state of our educational system ... And until we do, the promise of Philippine basic education will remain, like so many empty chairs at our reunions, painfully unfulfilled.
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Togo, Improving Quality and Equity of Basic Education Project - P172674 (World Bank Group)

Public Technologies 29 Jan 2026
The development objectives of the Improving Quality Equity of Basic Education Project for Togo are to improve the quality of, and equitable access to, basic education in selected ...
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FG’s HOPE-GOV Programme Partners NGF to Catalyse Reforms in States’ Basic Education, Primary Healthcare

This Day 29 Jan 2026
These are increasing the availability and effectiveness of financing for basic education and primary healthcare service delivery; enhancing transparency and accountability in the financing of basic ...
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Basic Education on foreign learner enrolment (Government of the Republic of South Africa)

Public Technologies 29 Jan 2026
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) wishes to correct misinformation and to firmly dispel claims that foreign learners are "overrunning" South African schools.
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Media Alert: Committee on Basic Education Takes Oversight to Capricorn District (Parliament of South Africa)

Public Technologies 28 Jan 2026
From 9 am, the committee will convene a stakeholder meeting at Pietersburg Laerskool with the national and Limpopo departments of Basic Education (including the Office of the MEC, HODs, and senior and ...
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Media Statement: Committee on Basic Education Demands Action on Limpopo School Infrastructure (Parliament of South Africa)

Public Technologies 27 Jan 2026
) Parliament, Tuesday, 27 January 2026 - The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education ... "These conditions are unacceptable and undermine the dignity, safety and right to basic education of learners.
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