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TimesLIVE reports that new Department of Basic Education (DBE) Minister Siviwe Gwarube says that in her first month in office she will set up a consultative forum that will include teacher unions and education experts to find new ways of improving state schools.
Until recently, Gwarube was Democratic Alliance (DA) chief whip in the National Assembly. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Gwarube as his new DBE minister on Sunday in a power-sharing deal with the DA and other parties in a government of national unity (GNU). Gwarube said she would prioritise cordial relations with teacher union Sadtu and others with the aim of placing the interests of pupils at the centre of the basic education system. Gwarube’s political home, the DA, has been a critic of Sadtu, often accusing it of prioritising the interests of teachers and calling strikes which compromised basic education. “Sadtu is a very important stakeholder and I think it’s important that they hear from me what the vision is for the department. Then we can take it from there. They can also share some of their concerns around working conditions and how we put the learner back in the conversation. I am not worried about any strained relationship. I look forward to meeting with them and others,” Gwarube indicated. She added that she wanted to prioritise improving numeracy and literacy among pupils and improve school infrastructure, especially pit latrines that have resulted in the deaths of some children.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Thabo Mokone at TimesLIVE
- Read too, Unlike Sadtu, Naptosa and Natu welcome DA’s Siviwe Gwarube as education minister, at IOL News
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