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DBE clears pit toilet backlog, infrastructure challenges remain

Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, says the government has completed all school sanitation projects under the 2018 Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) Initiative. Speaking during a visit to Dimbaza Primary School in the Eastern Cape on Monday Gwarube announced that all 3,372 schools identified in the 2018 audit have now been provided with safe and appropriate sanitation facilities. She said the programme has benefited more than three million learners and […]

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Gauteng probes cost of educating undocumented foreign learners amid growing pressure on schools

The Gauteng Department of Education has launched an investigation into the financial impact of educating undocumented foreign learners as schools continue to face mounting pressure from overcrowding and rising enrolment. The issue was raised during the tabling of the department's 2026/27 budget vote by Education MEC, Lebogang Maile, in the Gauteng Legislature on Tuesday. Gauteng operates the largest public education system in South Africa, currently serving more than 2.8 million […]

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