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17 Oct 2012
 
 
SA: Gill Marcus: Address by the South African Reserve Bank Governer, at the Partners in Performance 2012 Celebration Lunch at the Maths Centre, Braamfontein (17/10/2012)
SPEECH
Good morning to the Board of Trustees, the partners, donors, members and friends of the Maths Centre for Professional Teachers. It gives me great pleasure to be here today. This is an institution...
 
 
15 Sep 2012
 
SA: Statement by Equal Education, on the first Equal Education National Council Meeting (15/09/2012)
STATEMENT
On 11 July, at the conclusion of EE’s first National Congress, a National Council (NC) was elected to govern the organisation. It met today in Cape Town for the first time. South Africa needs...
 
 
30 Jul 2012
 
Textbook saga a govt failure – ANC
TEXTBOOK CRISIS
The ANC's national executive committee (NEC) has acknowledged that the late delivery of textbooks in Limpopo was a "serious failure" by government. "The NEC... considered the lack of delivery of...
 
 
25 Jul 2012
 
ANC to study Limpopo education report
EDUCATION
The ANC's national executive committee will study a report on the Limpopo textbook saga, secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said on Wednesday. He said the African National Congress would also look at...
 
 
17 Jul 2012
 
 
 
Mary Metcalfe Commission Report: Verification of textbooks deliveries in Limpopo (July 2012)
EDUCATION
I was asked by SECTION27 and the DBE to verify the state of delivery of textbooks to schools serving Grade 1-­‐3 and Grade 10 Learners in the Limpopo Province as at 27th June 2012. This was...
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast – July 17, 2012
PODCAST
A report compiled by former education director general Mary Metcalfe on the late delivery of textbooks in Limpopo, has found that a significant amount of textbooks owed to pupils by the basic...
 
 
16 Jul 2012
 
SA: Statement by Panyaza Lesufi, Department of Basic Education spokesperson, on the release of the report by Prof Mary Metcalfe on the verification of textbook deliveries in Limpopo (16/07/2012)
STATEMENT
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) welcomes the comprehensive report by Prof Mary Metcalfe. The DBE believes that the report adequately captures the complexities of the section 100 (1)(b)...
 
 
 
 
Limpopo textbooks still outstanding – report
TEXTBOOK CRISIS
A significant amount of textbooks owed to Limpopo pupils by the basic education department have still not been delivered, a report has found. The report, compiled by former education director...
 
 
 
 
Joint statement issued by the Department of Basic Education and SECTION27 on the release of the Limpopo textbook delivery verification report (16/07/2012)
STATEMENT
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) and SECTION27 today publish the report compiled by Professor Mary Metcalfe and her team following their investigation to verify the state of the delivery of...
 
 
SA: Statement by Panyaza Lesufi, Department of Basic Education Spokesperson, on the release of the report by Prof Mary Metcalfe on the verification of textbook deliveries in Limpopo (16/07/2012)
STATEMENT
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) welcomes the comprehensive report by Prof Mary Metcalfe. The DBE believes that the report adequately captures the complexities of the section 100 (1)(b)...
 
 
06 Jul 2012
 
DA: Statement by Annette Lovemore, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Basic Education, No order for Limpopo maths and science textbooks (06/07/2012)
STATEMENT
The head of the Limpopo verification team, Professor Mary Metcalfe, confirmed yesterday that the Department of Basic Education has still not ordered mathematics and science textbooks for grade 10...
 
 
05 Jul 2012
 
DA: Statement by Annette Lovemore, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Basic Education, Limpopo textbook commission must be independent (05/07/2012)
STATEMENT
The presidential task team established to investigate the textbook crisis in Limpopo must be independent to truly identify the causes of the crisis and hold those responsible accountable without...
 
 
02 Jul 2012
 
SECTION27: Statement by Mary Metcalfe, on the audit and evaluation of deliveries of textbooks in Limpopo (02/07/2012)
STATEMENT
The DBE and Section 27 have agreed that Prof. Mary Metcalfe will lead an independent verification of the progress reports relating to delivery of textbooks to schools in Limpopo. This is necessary...
 
 
ANC: Statement by Moloto Mothapo, African National Congress Head of Media & Communications, on Limpopo education challenges and the DA's opportunistic march (02/07/2012)
STATEMENT
The Parliamentary Caucus of the African National Congress joins the multitude of concerned voices regarding the education situation in the Limpopo provincial government. It is indeed unacceptable...
 
 
26 Jan 2012
 
 
 
Cosatu to intensify call for ban on business overlap in public service
Corruption Watch
In the run-up to the African National Congress’ (ANC’s) June policy conference, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) plans to lobby aggressively for a change to the current...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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