Response from DBE Director-General on textbook delivery
The Director-General of Basic Education has provided a response to the queries raised by SECTION27 about on-going textbook shortages.
Copy of Judgment by Judge Kollapen in North Gauteng High Court
SECTION27 has recently obtained the judgment (see below) handed down on 4 October 2012, by Kollapen J in the North Gauteng High Court. The judgment relates to an application brought by SECTION27, Hanyani Thomo Secondary School and Lutandale Primary School, represented by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS).
UPDATE ON TEXTBOOK DELIVERY FOR 2013
15 December 2012 marks the deadline for the delivery of textbooks to Limpopo schools for Grades 4, 5, 6 and 11 for 2013. This court-imposed deadline follows a failure by the Department of Basic Education and the Limpopo Department of Education to deliver textbooks to Limpopo schools for most of the 2012 academic year. Grades 4, 5, 6 and 11 will be starting the CAPS syllabus next year.
HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR TEXTBOOKS AND WORKBOOKS FOR 2013?
To assist the DBE to keep its promise we urge all school governing bodies (SGBs), learner organisations, parents and unions of teachers to report any shortages or incorrect delivery of these materials to the nearest office of the DBE. Also, send your reports to the one of the following organisations who will be monitoring the DBE’s progress with delivery of books.
PM Live interviews Mark Heywood about the Limpopo Textbook Crisis
PM Live talks with Mark Heywood about the Limpopo Texbook Crisis on 08-08-2012.