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South Africa's Education and Textbook Crisis

School books aren't delivered for half the year, blind pupils are receiving books meant for sighted pupils and dodgy tenders and middlemen are highly correlated with inflated costs of school supplies. While a task team is probing the matter, increasing calls are being made for the basic education minister to be axed.

South Africa: Public Education Doesn't Need Fixing - It Needs to Be Euthanised

Daily Maverick, 31 July 2012

The failures of provincial education departments can keep the news cycle ticking for weeks and weeks. In the meantime we can indulge in outrage, introspection, analysis, denial,… Read more »

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Studying (file photo).

South Africa: President Zuma Receives Report On Limpopo Textbooks

SAnews.gov.za, 31 July 2012

President Jacob Zuma has received a preliminary report from the Presidential Task Team appointed to look into the causes of the delays in delivering textbooks to Limpopo schools. Read more »
South Africa: Limpopo Textbook Crisis - Whistleblower Out in the Cold

Daily Maverick, 18 July 2012

Mmbulahiseni Solomon Tshitangano tried to blow the whistle on what he believed was a dodgy tender awarded by the Limpopo education department to EduSolutions. He was fired from his… Read more »
South Africa: Limpopo Textbooks Still Outstanding - Report

SAPA, 16 July 2012

A significant amount of textbooks owed to Limpopo pupils by the basic education department have still not been delivered, a report has found. Read more »
South Africa: Metcalfe Report - Minister Motshekga Must Account to Parliament

DA, 16 July 2012

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga must come to Parliament at the first opportunity to account for the ongoing textbook crisis in Limpopo. Most importantly, she must tell the… Read more »

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South Africa: Task Team to Investigate Texbook Delivery Delay

President Jacob Zuma has appointed a task team to investigate the protracted delivery of textbooks to schools in Limpopo. Read more »
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South Africa's Education and Textbook Crisis

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