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The
Department of Basic Education
(
DBE
) is one of the
departments
of the
South African government
. It oversees
primary
and
secondary
education
in
South Africa
. It was created in 2009 after the election of
President
Jacob Zuma
, when the former
Department of Education
was divided into the
Department of Basic Education
and the
Department of Higher Education and Training
.
The political head of the department is the
Minister of Basic Education
; as of May 2009
[update]
this is
Angie Motshekga
. The department oversees all the schools in South Africa, sets up the curriculum for the different grades. DBE works with many stakeholders such as ISASA and NAISA etc. The department is headquartered in Sol Plaatje House, named after the author
Sol Plaatje
, in
Pretoria
.
[1]
This South African ministry has been heavily criticized, especially during the 2012 textbook crisis.
[2]
In the 2010 national budget, the department received an
appropriation
of 6,166.2 million
rand
, and had 730 employees.
[3]
In 2019, the department obtained a record matric pass rate of 81.3%.
[4]
In 2020, the brand partnered up with
eMedia Investments
to introduce an educational channel to help learners known as DBE TV on the
OpenView
platform.
[5]
Thereafter, they launched a new free-to-air initiative to help out matrics with their exams known as Woza Matrics. In 2020, they had a tough year dealing with the
Covid-19 pandemic
, where schools had to close its doors and open them again.
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