department of basic education

As South Africa's grade 12s gear up for their final exams, Brand South Africa, iSchool Africa and the Department of Basic Education have intensified their call for South Africans to help improve the chances of underprivileged learners. Generations actress Sophie Ndaba champions the School of 2010 initiative.

South Africa's Department of Basic Education has received R1.7-billion from the European Union to help improve primary education in the country over the next three years.

Lead SA, the new nation-building campaign, has set up a scheme to distribute educational DVDs to 100 schools in some of South Africa’s underprivileged areas.
• Poor schools score textbooks

Lead SA, the new nation-building campaign, has set up a scheme to distribute educational DVDs to 100 schools in some of South Africa’s underprivileged areas.

South Africa’s public schools are moving into a new era of advanced technology, thanks to the new Teacher Laptop Initiative that’s rolling out across the country.
• Poor schools score textbooks

The Nelson Mandela Institute and the Department of Basic Education are sending a message to all South Africans to help make a difference in early schooling on Mandela Day, 18 July, and change the world around them.
• Mandela: a remarkable 91 years

Education continues to receive the lion's share of South Africa's Budget, with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announcing an allocation of R165-billion to the Basic Education and Higher Education departments for 2010/11 - an increase of more than R17-billion compared to the previous year.