7th Administration | What is expected of Basic Education Minister appointed under GNU

The basic education advocacy group Equal Education (EE) says it has noted the appointment of a new incumbent, Siviwe Gwarube, in the role of minister of basic education in South Africa.
The organisation says the incumbent, Siviwe Gwarube will be expected to account first to the millions of learners, parents, teachers, communities and members and the South African public she serves, and to prioritise the delivery of equal and quality education for all.
Equal Education (EE) Secretary General, Noncedo Madubedube, and the Executive Director of the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA), Basil Manuel, they both join us virtually on their views on what needs to be prioritised.
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[@brilliantndlovu7655]

Pliz change the pass mark to 50% with immediate effect. The 30% is BS

[@moyrawoodward2291]

75% ! Never lower your standards. Always aim for the highest.

[@NzouMushavi]

@@moyrawoodward2291that is not realistic

[@tebohotsoari9912]

@@NzouMushavi well if it so easy to get from 30% to 50%. Getting to 75% should be a piece of cake too right? The reason why you're objecting to this is because you know very well how hard it is to achieve these numbers. That they don't just fall out of the sky.

[@veronicakarstel9126]

I think this will only start with next year's grade 1

[@NzouMushavi]

@@tebohotsoari9912 I hear you, but I respectfully do not think having a 75% as a pass mark is sustainable and reasonable. Each to their own I guess. Thank you for your point of view

[@nondumisof]

I wish Maimane was part of Education he is so focussed when it comes to education.

[@user-qt6th3qs8u]

Give her a chance, anc failed for years Now is qualified to tackle basic education

[@sanele55]

It can't be correct that we expect the new minister to fix things in 5 years whereas Angy failed in 15 years.

[@rowensamuel2979]

Angie Sucks!! That Aunty needs to retire... Enjoy her money.

[@User-.-_007-s]

Since 2009 she was minister of education

[@spyguy4381]

But this is why DA was given education, to discredit them as a party after they don't produce quick fixes. First move is to raise pass mark, first result is this reduces pass rate

[@charmainepriestman915]

It's called accountability 😂 People dont like DA because they hold people accountable and set standards

[@nonzwakazipoyo8636]

Which standards you mean at Western Cape leave politics for politicians they are the same just differ in degrees

[@siyabongamviko8872]

Ah, the great myth of being more serious and accountable 😂 The DA being accountable royalty Ike how they're making Cyril shake, nope, they're defending the man. There are so many dodgy things they do and have stood for one don't feel like they're something of a breath of fresh air compared to the poor and greedy ANC.

[@psylentrage]

WC has the best standard of education in South-Africa. Don't understand your comment

[@siyabongamviko8872]

@@psylentrage sir, the DA will have more than just eduction as a portfolio and, they've been against certain things but today support that. In any case, accountability as a principle, the DA don't have it, only when it suits them do they talk about it. Have you heard Schreiber? He's not prioritizing uprooting corruption at THE DHA, nope... What kind of accountability is that which disappears sometimes?

[@psylentrage]

@siyabongamviko8872 Nice deflection. I never talked about it. Must be something on your chest. Problem is, WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE OF THEM NOT BEING ACCOUNTABLE?

[@junitaclarke3827]

Almost all ministers from the ANC failed for almost 30 years to deliver ,now that there's some DA ministers now they want to put pressure on them .The DA has a no nonsense approach to corruption and to ministers who don't perform and people don't like it.Give the lady a chance.

[@nondumisof]

❤❤This DA story to me I'm will be the spectator for 5yrs❤❤.

[@Nawal_SA]

Im happy with Siviwe Gwarhube 🎉🎉🎉🎉 She's a hard worker and she will show them, prove them wrong

[@nomalungelongcete5875]

Who are them and what is she going to show? 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@Nawal_SA]

@@nomalungelongcete5875 hayi Lungi, hayi nomalungelo , hayi Sisi Nomalungelo🙊🤣

[@cobuslombard8546]

Go Da

[@musandasikhwivhilu]

Where did she work?

[@maryjooste6161]

Me too so she must rectify the anc messed up fr 30 years

[@KhazamulaJamesMaluleke]

I welcome a change really. she needs to be given time. Angy was there to loot not to fight for Quality. Looters are gone and Angy she was too old to think like a minister.

[@MissSlenda]

DA don't play with most of they young Ministers. Minister of BE, Minister of DOHA & Minister of Infrastructure, they are all young, and I'm still catching up with these new ministers and they departments. Lets hope they can deliver and is understandable that our people hate change, but change is needed. At some point, all we have to do is wait and give them the benefit of the doubt and move forward. We need to be negative and expect change, but yet we to scared for change when theres different people appointed. Lets give them all a chance to prove themselves more than we can and will judge after some time because we are where we are because of ppeople that didnt wanted to provide services to the citizens of this country. Lets support them and judge them later. If we were able to be patient with the ANC for 30 years, these people haven't even started working, and we are already negative and talk bad. Lets have patience and let them do they work without too much pressure. We wanted young people to be in parliament, so here they are lets support them, and they can do great with a supporting country behind them.

[@SarahArendse-ts2pk]

Angie Was for years the minister and no one ask her to change the school system or the pit toilet now there is a new minister she must fix everything hello get reall

[@WNdaba]

Yet you expected the black government to undo and repair damage done over 10yrs ago. Now that it's DA's turn to make miracles it's suddenly ridiculous.

[@nondumisof]

Sarah leave for now let's sand watch.

[@cathypotgieter6345]

It will require time and patience to change the education system for the better.It is impossible to fix in 5 years what it took 30 Years(15 years in Motshegas case)to destroyGreat to have young blood leading the helm for education.Wishing her everything of the best as she tackles this daunting task.

[@harley1450ification]

Include Fine Arts in the curriculum please Minister Gwarube.

[@tamara40]

True we need art at school

[@SimonMadidimalo-dz4qc]

How is art going to help someone here in South Africa is someone studying mechanical \electrical is suffering 😭

[@tamara40]

@@SimonMadidimalo-dz4qc art involves everything telent music acting poetry dancing the list is countless dear so l don't if you must l say it Nah you will figure it out

[@harley1450ification]

@@SimonMadidimalo-dz4qc This is why we need Fine Arts in our curriculum, because ignorant people like you have not progressed to see the benefits of this vitally important medium. An educational medium that encompasses critical thinking, creativity, social cohesion, confidence, reading and writing. Creative thinking involves the interplay of the brains default and executive control networks. The result, these connections spontaneously generate ideas and critically evaluate them. Any child will benefit regardless of what they choose to study. Our white schools historically had Fine Arts. Why do you think they so progressive? The Americans are an example. I am an example. The introduction of Fine Arts at grassroots has been scientifically proven to boost the brain.

[@mosebjadi4036]

We have creative arts

[@nkosingiphilemkhaya969]

I like young blood in this department as she will work close together with other people professionally to clean up districts who hide the posts while our children can't get employed after they qualify with high degrees where we as parents pay a lot of money for tuition and no jobs after that please minister let's go back to old structure like using bulletins to advertise post level 1 and no bias in selections and no bribery in post .must be free and fair to everyone lastly look at our salaries as teachers please 🙏 we are suffering because it's not enough for cost of living is too high. Try to fix the overcrowded classes.and pass rate is too low 30% is nothing better 50% for all learning areas

[@pieterjordaan73]

Wish you well minister...the voters will reward you in the future if you succeed...I pray that you will...show all the haters the DA way of governing...

[@khutso_mbokane]

The gentlemen is right...the major focus should be on foundation phase.

[@nthabisengsegola]

I didn't vote for the DA but we are here now. Give the new minister of basic education a chance. This is her season and time to shine, the sooner you come to that realisation the better. The lady wearing a yellow beanie being interviewed has an attitude problem, it has nothing to do with policy. If you've been in a corporate setting long enough you are aware of such people. People like this are there to make your job a unpleasant experience, but they never win.

[@jamesbaziljohnson7098]

Please change pass mark to 50%

[@thembimakhubela956]

I'm sure u are not a teacher, if u are a teacher u can't say this especially for rural schools. It's possible for private schools not in overcrowded public schools

[@diatilenthoba8262]

We will see how she can improve education in township schools,villages n farms...let's see if she can eradicate pit toilets at schools,she is from middle c school let's see if she will understand problems the black teachers are facing at schools, poverty from children,some don't have uniforms,gangsterism at school, there's a lot our teachers are passing through,can she fix things.

[@barendinadrotsky]

The only thing the DA needs to do is make the education curriculum the same across the board. So that every child has the same education. Why is there a difference in the curriculum in the first place since the ANC took over? Were they not supposed to change it as well? Why is there also a difference between provinces' curricula? I don't understand that too. When you move from one province to the next you have to buy new books again. Stupid if you ask me.

[@studylive99]

but poverty is not the scope of her portfolio.

[@barendinadrotsky]

@@studylive99 if we can educate kids to work also with their hands then they have a way to feed themself by selling their products whatever they may. Not all of us are university material, others are more hands-on. Not all farmers need to study if they work on a farm you can learn by working how a farm is run to use your hands and observe.

[@nondumisof]

Farming these days has changed a lot it needs continuous training.I do get you when you say not all people are stude 11:53 11:54 nt material. 11:45

[@cathypotgieter6345]

​@@barendinadrotskyYes practical subjects need to be reintroduced in our schools-wood work,working with steel,sewing,knitting,physical education ,arts and crafts.Pre ANC days these were important subjects in the Primary Schools and learners did them for a whole year.Once the ANC came into power these subjects became part of Life Skills and were broken up into much smaller sections.Life Skills is a total waste of time- year after year the learners are taught about Aids and the different religions.This needs to be changed.The practical subjects allow the non academic learners to shine - not everyone is an academic.

[@lilianhaggland2031]

I feel optimistic

[@user-ww1xv1us5j]

I hope she can fix some few thing like learners should write the common exams so that children and educators should evaluate themselves get away of SNA 's forms that are filled by educators I think the specialized educators must deal with that educators should teach learners and give out information about learners to them. They should bring back the failing system so that all of us be responsible even learners take responsibility of their education because some are not serious.

[@pennygooms1539]

The Minister must deal with overcrowding to allow all learners an appropriate space to permit effective quality teaching and education ,pedagogy .

[@cathypotgieter6345]

Please remember who is responsible for the overcrowding in our schools-no building of schools in our area in 18 years yet people are flocking here in their hundreds.Schools that were built to accommodate 1000 pupils are sitting with 2000+pupils.This is unfair on the learners and on the teachers.Remember schools cannot be built overnight and people who criticize our new minister of education must remember that she has much to do to fix the mess that our education system is in.If people are going to criticize her they need to first criticize the previous minister of education who let the teachers union dictate to her how things should be run.

[@KhazamulaJamesMaluleke]

We need to fight for overcrowding and try to go back to 50% pass rate, Remember it was degraded. ANC was happy to announced National pass rate increase but when you look at the quality there was nothing was bettering the sector.

[@danvillefourie3839]

Take basic education out of the doldrums and into the techno era.

[@reubentrotter4432]

The ANC was near to useless, so many teachers-like me, have to work abroad. Hopefully, South Africans will be able to live and work in our country, and earn a salary worth our efforts.

[@imranmahabeer6365]

Y u didn't also note the corruption in which educators are appointed those incompetent pay bribes thus resulting in qualified teachers being unemployed

[@gijoe1314]

100% Spot on!!

[@NokubekezelaDlamini]

Schools need subsitute educators and schools are overcrowded plz intervene

[@dianesanderson930]

Practical subjects such as woodworking, mechanical etc & children who do not have the ability is learn in the basic terms. May change start soon.

[@LindokuhleBiyela-nm3wz]

Hay bo cc give them a try ANC left a huge mess of 30years.&you expect them to fix within a year That can never happen. Slow down, you are in fast lane

[@junitaclarke3827]

Agree

[@markriordan9010]

Nice that there's nobody on "the other side" to provide some balance to the discussion....but it's SABC, so not surprising.

[@ndzutheartist1002]

Basil🙌🙌🙌

[@leopesimmonitaleeu9019]

Plz bring back Inspectors back

[@nontuthuzelombo1923]

I hope Siviwe will not allow Zille to bully her in Educ Dept because she was there before and she did not fix problems like pupil ratio when she was in that Dept.

[@KaniahNarrainsamy]

If the Minister of Basic Education does not have adequate funds in the current budget , be honest, what can she do ? How can the. Minister implement major projects without adequate funds ? Certainly, this is not clean - up service of past mistakes , Come on, don't be too hard on her just because she belongs to the. D A.

[@mandlamthethwa5766]

most people do not have jobs in South Africa there is no finance to implement anything until we changed SARB thinking.

[@user-vw3mv6hh2e]

@@mandlamthethwa5766 the only people who got jobs are the cabinet ministers new departments and more deputies in total 70+ fat cat cabinet members we are living in a movie. its either getting 10 times worse more looting less service delivery or accountability and they have higher salaries middle class is paying more tax electricity tariffs increasing we are doomed.

[@desstanbridge8283]

Glad to hear that other skills can be taught if children aren't academically inclined. More schools for technical abilities ?

[@Godisgood1980SA]

Speaking of is anybody the right person for the job?..... you should rather be asking: HOW ON EARTH DID ANGIE MOTSHEGA END UP AS MINISTER OF DEFENCE??????

[@jenn1fermeyer468]

Wars in courts for other countries

[@leopesimmonitaleeu9019]

30%😮😮😮

[@hihello7014]

Minister must ensure that THE HIGH SCHOOL SUBJETS MUST BE GROUPED LIKE Baccalaureate groupings. Some subjects grouping are difficult for students to go to tertiary.

[@remotespotjobs]

Please tell why school starts at 7 years not 6 years..like I dont understand

[@chriatinemogne2835]

They are stable and can cope in class.6yr olds pick up lots of challenges.. problem was gr R that was introduced misleading parents

[@hihello7014]

Minister must ensure that children are fed properly. No one could learn with empty stomach or expired food.

[@noncebavinjwa3453]

I wish basic education can introduce the skills in schools and also build school of skills for those learners from grade 7 who's been struggling in mainstream and cannot cope in high school.Most of those kids end up dropping out of schools and then become involved in crime.School of schools must be built because there's a big shortage of them more especially in the townships.

[@lebotab22]

Let's talk without the high profile positions for every one to give imput comments. The minister of Education is not yet started, now they are putting pressure on her, why people especially the High Profile Senior members of government and the Politicians did not raised their issues for 30 years under ANC Mam Angie. Ofcourse there must be equal education meaning that all learners will pay or not pay school fees with free Grant school meals and Transport regardless of their parent's Class, because Gorvement schools were not paying a cent for school fees with free breakfast meals, free scholar Transport, free textbooks while learners of Public schools are paying school fees amounting to R1250.00 per Month = R15000.00 per year. without a Grant free meals or Government scholar Transport, the reason being that the Government' is categorizing and prioritising the learners from the rich, Middle Class and the poor which is a tendency for the Government's unfair of Non Approval of NSFAS Bursary to the University middle class students. My 2 granddaughters started from Grade RR -R, and and from Grade 1 - 7 at Gauteng Province Tshwane with the same amount of school fees and they are still paying school fees, one at Grade 9 and Grade 5.

[@jenn1fermeyer468]

Maybe the western cape issues are due to government not building new schools

[@harley1450ification]

I come from the Western Cape and as children we had the best teachers and despite the gutter education, we were surrounded by academics to become valedictorians. Go and sit with the gangsters and coloured children in general and listen to their minds. These are A+ students abandoned by the system. And yes 60+ in a class is counterproductive. They need more schools. That's why I sent mine to private schools and posted them to the UK because I foresaw a bleak future for them.

[@cathypotgieter6345]

@@jenn1fermeyer468 Yes and national government cut the education budget rather drastically in the Western Cape despite the fact that the province is increasing more and more in numbers.Provincial government is not responsible for building schools-it is the responsibility of national government .Despite the national governments lack of support the provincial government of the DA was able to build some schools within a short time in the poorer areas of the Western Cape.We have lived in our area for 18 years and we have not had a single new school open here.(except for private schools)Not everyone can afford to send their children to private schools(which as of now is a better choice than state run schools)Interestingly our members of parliament do not send their children to state run schools.

[@jenn1fermeyer468]

@@cathypotgieter6345 I understand that National government is responsible for schools ,I live in DBN and while the IFP was the ruling party here they also did not receive required funding . Having been educated in the 60s we went to very basic schools and our parents worked very hard at raising funds to improve the school facilities ,which they did slowly but surely. How ever I do believe parents have skills and abilities in every income group and it is time to build and not break or demand and pit latrines and neglected facilities could be repaired and maintained. Children who drop out is not an education problem it is a parental problem.

[@cathypotgieter6345]

@@jenn1fermeyer468 I agree with you.Teachers are expected to teach children EVERYTHING today.Manners,discipline, sex education etc.In my experience as a teacher the children who have parents who are involved in their schooling(attend parents evening, are involved in fund raising for the school,are on the SGB,contribute to helping maintain the building and the grounds,supervise their children's homework, discipline their children)generally do better than parents who show no interest whatsoever.Due to circumstances some parents cannot get as involved as others but a lot of parents are apathetic and it rubs off onto their children.

[@jenn1fermeyer468]

@@cathypotgieter6345 yes and the parties talking politics must start talking community and involvement on a different level, instead of blaming. 70 years ago education facilities for Afrikaners was at the same level , there were 4 grades in one class with one teacher, teaching the different ages. Education has to be equal we voted for that but it takes a village and it is incredibly sad that the government did not build schools and people still hold a torch for them and fear change.

[@thembimakhubela956]

I thought Elijah...... will be part of the ministers

[@tamara40]

The reason why anc is worried they won't be able to steal the money tenders teachers post being sold their friends and siblings doing their shananangies sadtu mx l don't want even to talk about them useless 😊 they don't care about our children education huugh 🤦🤦🤦80 ppl in one class is no fare for teachers 😏

[@cathypotgieter6345]

Or for learners!!!

[@unaratti5159]

FET TEACHER HERE. Please do bot blame foundation phase teachers. Learners can read and write. We loose them in intermediate phase when they must learn more and new subjects. There is no learning understanding.

[@madingaqwele1264]

I think it’s the massive curriculum for intermediate and senior phase

[@cathypotgieter6345]

@@madingaqwele1264 Yes,a curriculum that is rushed through without taking into account that some learners take longer to grasp a concept.I remember intrducing grade 2 learners to Tens and Units in the old days.Out of 3 classes 2 classes hadn't yet fully grasped the concept.The teachers discussed this -one class did enrichment work re Tens and Units and the other 2 classes carried on with the introduction.CAPS does not allow teachers to slow down for slower learners.The excuse given for not slowing down is,"don't worry it will crop up again."What a stupid statement.How can one progress to the next step when the learners have not grasped the first and basic step?

[@user-xx8um6ln3i]

Very true most teachers in foundation phase are not qualified to teach the phase and is s very critical stage of a child and our subject steams and corruption DH not mastering the subjects under him .. there's a mess in the department period...

[@thembimakhubela956]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 yoooooo u can't teach foundation phase without being qualified to do so, yooooooo 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-md4op6ko3y]

Does she know what the pass rate is and how well some matriculants did from a school in Kyayelitsha and other schools in the Cape Provence

[@timiade8804]

What things have gone right?

[@roshneeshunmagum1945]

EISH ITS SO STUPID TO COMMENT ON ANYTHING BECAUSE Siviwe never start the job yet. She must do what she can. She cannot clean other people's mess. Why is the media bringing in people to comment 😂

[@billyork9588]

So you just give up and expect nothing? Shame on you!

[@samukelisiwendlovu3286]

The new minister must have a say to appoint Director General, unless she will be sabotaged by the current anc deputy and the sitting DG

[@mthunzidingela2837]

That will never happen, the DA can't want to create a parallel government in our watch. The DG will remain Mweli and really the DA must relax we are in charge here in this department.

[@samukelisiwendlovu3286]

@@mthunzidingela2837 but the voters rejected 🙅 you guys! You can’t be in charge totally … you living a lie… remember DG is a contractual employee

[@cathymcdowell5294]

Get rid of bella bella...its just cape town its the whole country

[@johanfredriks4365]

@SABC can you please stop with these biased interviews..... where is you journalistic integrity?

[@bongiweirene2712]

Those people who are saying the marks must be changed to 50% they are not teachers our kids can't even get that 30% yooo it's so hard to be an educator nowerdays

[@avomansouthafrica2168]

The 30% standard??😮

[@oswaldbarnes5861]

Before Angie, before she goes, please pronounce Epitome 😂😂😂 e-pie-tomie😂😂😂

[@user-md4op6ko3y]

Typical comment from a youngster that attacks the DA again is she now an expert in education

[@sethabilehlophe9283]

Wish she could change the mother tongue system in foundation phase. Just imagine mathematics in mother tongue. Am not actually against mother tongue that but against the reality that this doesn't work more especially when these children reach grade 4. To them its like grade 1 or grade R because they have to learn in new language which is English. And all the subjects are now in English...beginning from terms name of objects SO CONFUSING. MOST OF THE LEARNERS FAIL NOT BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THE SUBJECT ITSELF BUT BECAUSE OF LANGUAGE

[@desmonchristians1650]

Did goggo Angie had a PHD why did you lady not question to Angie now she is minister of defence she has no military experience and why does the ANC keep on old people so many of these ANC ministers are pensioners they should be looking after their families and grand children. The ANC must appoint younger ministers and not pensioners

[@toemas8]

This woman moans about the western cape where they have had by far the best standards.

[@lynpetzer2746]

😂😂😂😂😂😂..ONE WORD PROPANGANDA.

[@veronicakarstel9126]

WC have the best education system but the EC migrants must move back to the EC where they keep voting ANC.

[@atangsabasaba4683]

I So wish she could stop this "Mother Tongue-based Bilingual Education" policy. Its a waste of the state's funds which could be used to resource our under-resourced schools and its going to limit our learners to only understanding their home languages. All schools should be English medium schools from grade R, that will solve the problem of grade 4s not being able to comprehend what they read.

[@thembimakhubela956]

I support the minister especially because she is a black women, she knows the suffering of black people

[@nqobilemarlene7790]

No to Bela Bill

[@zanelenkosi]

I can hear all of you but failure to approach and justify the contributory factors that might affect your effort like children s rights that children were given by government of which I believe is the major issue between the teacher and the learners

[@MamaMama-kq1fx]

You look like me so we have same brains 😅😅😅😅😅

[@MamaMama-kq1fx]

Since you look like me we are from same mother or father or we have same brains 😅😅😅😅😅

[@bonganimaduna465]

Never let you enemy teach your children..

[@cathypotgieter6345]

@@bonganimaduna465 What is this supposed to mean?Who is the enemy?Are you insinuating that the new minister of education is our enemy?What a load of hogwash!!!I know that she will accomplish a lot more than was accomplished in the past 30 years!!

[@leonardsibisi1143]

We need 50% pass mark in every subject because its that way in universities or tvets...🤷

[@thusoramakobya7054]

50% will contribute to overcrowding... Think about it

[@leonardsibisi1143]

@@thusoramakobya7054 yes that means the government must build more classes on existing schools and even start building new school to compensate. It won't be easy but it must happen if we want quality graduates 🤷

[@thusoramakobya7054]

@@leonardsibisi1143 why must it happen now when the DA is running the portfolio...

[@leonardsibisi1143]

@@thusoramakobya7054 who said it must happen now since it's DA's job 🤷🤔?... I dnt really care which party does what it's what I think should happen long b4 this elections ... Many of us were saying this long b4 that it's a mistake to lower the pass mark period! The question is do you or do you NOT want the pass mark to change?😂 Dude it's not going to be easy to get marks but I think it's a standard worldwide that way we can have more learner/students/professionals that can compete successfully on the world stage.

[@MamaMama-kq1fx]

So you are not wrong for 30 years of you did not take shower before you come to TV 😅😅😅😅

[@phelarephelemusicacademy8330]

Please support the Arts in schools, minister🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏... They are equally important to build a whole learner

[@MamaMama-kq1fx]

You have to look like as so you can steal from as money for service delivery for 30 years 😅😅😅😅😅

[@MamaMama-kq1fx]

Like mind because you look like me you are not going to steal me or not rapping me because you look like me

[@tsekomofokeng182]

Nonsense

[@MamaMama-kq1fx]

Did take shower because no water under you government which look like you 😅😅😅😅😅

[@p.srussell3899]

Stop holding children back for a year..That causes major problems in children.It’s a fact.Don’t fail children, they should always stay with kids their own age through school.

[@cathypotgieter6345]

@@p.srussell3899 If children are not coping they need to repeat(this happened in the days before the ANC).Children who continue to underperform need to be assessed as soon as possible and they need to receive remedial education from trained remedial teachers (there are not many of thdm around)as soon as possible.One cannot keep on passing a child because he must stay with his own age group.That kind of child realises sooner or later that he is not coping and in order to draw attention away from his weakness in the academia he becomes the class clown and a huge discipline problem for the teacher.Struggling learners NEED early intervention to help them reach their full potential.

[@andujarpain2629]

Minister does NOT have a Phd!

[@NzouMushavi]

Why does she need a PhD to be a minister of Basic Education?

[@user-xx8um6ln3i]

Political deployment is dangerous for high portfolios

[@sparkle7670]

It does matter how she sounds like unfortunately

[@sethabilehlophe9283]

Hi Can naptosa representative try to be polite and put some respect on the new minister. "This PERSON "...He would rather refer to her as new minister at least