Good day, South Africa 🇿🇦 . Today we reflect on the work done over the past year since being sworn in on the 3rd of July 2024. This year was not about quick wins; but about reforming our education system for all 13.5 million learners in our country. It truly has been a Year of

[Watch] Check out this highlights video from today’s Smart device handover at Glenvista Primary School. This is a step toward building a future where every learner, rural or urban - has access to the tools and skills needed to thrive. We’re closing the gap through real

I’ve just arrived at Glenvista Primary school in the south of Johannesburg, for the official handover of smart devices together with the Department of Communication and Digital Technologies. Thank you to Primedia Cares, who have donated these devices. Through strategic

My ECD friends and I riding into this week with energy and vigour. We are finishing July strong. Let’s go! 😊 💪🏾

Check out this article that beautifully sums up my visit to the Northern Cape yesterday.

RT @takalanisesame: Putting children first looks like this, having them sing “I’m smart, I’m strong and I am kind”. #BanaPele registration….

RT @takalanisesame: Minister Siviwe Gwarube ends her visit in Zikwe’s taxi. Joined by our esteemed guests, the children of Kimberly. #BanaP….

Thank you Northern Cape! . The ECD practitioners came out in their numbers for the Bana Pele Mass Registration clinic today. Registering your ECD is the first step towards ensuring that we can provide quality learning and development opportunities; a safe and nurturing

Dumelang eNoord Kaap! . It’s a jam- packed day this side. The first stop was at the province’s top performing quintile 2 school in Galeshewe - Thabane High School. The matric class of 2025 is rearing to go. I also managed to go into their kitchen to look at their school

Just visited !Xunkwesa ECD centre in the Platfontein area in the Northern Cape, which was built after the two ECD centres in the community were vandalised. Teachers in the community reached out to the provincial department and a corporate partner,Palms for Life, to work

RT @DBE_SA: @Siviwe_G @ReginahMhaule @ElijahMhlanga @HubertMweli The official opening of the !Xankwesa Early Childhood Development (ECD) Ce….

RT @DBE_SA: The day began at Thabane High School, one of the top-performing schools in Galeshewe. The school principal delivered a presenta….

RT @DBE_SA: Minister of Basic Education, @Siviwe_G, will visit the Northern Cape on 24 July 2025 as part of her continued efforts to streng….

RT @tshepokhobs: @DBE_SA @Siviwe_G @ReginahMhaule @HubertMweli @ElijahMhlanga @NCape_Education As a principal on the ground, I see the ripp….

Northern Cape, you’re up! . As government we want every young child in South Africa to have access to quality early learning. Registering your ECD centre is the first step in making this possible. If you are a day-mother, own a crèche, run a child-care centre or play group, and

Northern Cape✨ Tomorrow, MEC Vosloo and I will be conducting an oversight visit at Thabane High school. Thereafter, I will be at the Kimberley Academy at a Bana Pele Mass registration clinic as we work to get 10 000 ECD centres formally registered by the end of 2025. By.

Lastly - something that was confirmed by legal advice over the past week - if one of the Votes fails to pass; the entire Appropriation Bill cannot pass. Example: if Vote 1 (the Presidency) doesn’t get the majority of the vote in the House; the Appropriation Bill can’t pass.

The most important reason though: is YOU. The people who have sent MPs to Parliament to represent you. You need to know how your public representatives are voting on your behalf. You need to know what they are saying on issues that are important to YOU. Further, a division.

Okay, I’m back. So why is it important for MPs/ Parties to read into the record their votes even if it won’t materially change the outcome? . Because it’s crucial. All voting records (and all business of Parliament) is recorded into what we call the Hansard. It’s reels and.

Some interesting tid bits:. When a division is called; the proceedings of the House are suspended and the bells ring for 5 minutes. This was typically done to alert MPs who were not physically in the House that a vote is taking place. This is NB because once voting starts; the.

‘Votes’ are typically government department budgets and other state entities like the National School of Government or StatsSA. So when MPs vote on the components of the Appropriations Bill; they are voting for these government ‘budget line items’. To object to the Vote - is.