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Chief Director: Communications +, Department of Basic Education. Email: Mhlanga.E @dbe .gov.za

Pretoria, South Africa
Joined November 2010
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@ElijahMhlanga
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Please report irregularities in the examinations if you come across any form of cheating.
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If you have a child enrolled at an online school this message is very important for you. Please read it carefully and do so repeatedly. @UmalusiSA
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@DBE_SA Minister Angie Motshekga is Acting President of the Republic of South Africa, just for today.
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BREAKING NEWS: Ms Siviwe Gwarube is the new Minister of Basic Education. Dr Reginah Mhaule retains her place as Deputy Minister of Basic Education.
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Motshekga: Teachers return to work on 18 May 2020 and then Grade 12 and 7 learners go back to school on the 1st of June 2020.
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Bambazi High School in Bergville, KZN, on fire earlier this evening. So many schools destroyed during this lockdown. It’s going to be tough.... @DBE_KZN @DBE_SA
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Five days ago I got information that 14 teachers had passed away within 24 hours, yesterday 18 teachers reported to have died also from COVID-19, 32 teachers in less than a week all gone, from a single province that's reporting. The grieving over these holidays is too much.
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Grateful, grateful, gratefulness 🎂🎹🎼
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Thank you Springboks - Monday is a normal working day. Matric exams are starting in earnest.
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At this rate we have a massive problem ahead of us when schools reopen. Schools might not have teachers as a direct result of COVID-19.
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5 years
The MEC of Education in Gauteng says there must be police officers in schools due to the violence in and around schools. The MEC of Health in Gauteng says there must be police officers in hospitals due to the attacks on medical professionals. Why are we so violent as a people?
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@MmusiMaimane What? Behaviour is taught at home. Schools don’t teach this kind of behaviour. You make hilarious statements wena. Imagine firing a minister because children misbehaved. Please stop the jokes. The parents must take responsibility. You always miss the target.
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The education media briefing scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed. We will issue a media statement soon. Apologies for the inconvenience caused.
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I love this. 💕My sibling and my daughter. 💕
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1. CONTEXT: Salaries of SGB appointed teachers at risk if school fees not paid. 2. MESSAGE: Parents & guardians please pay schools fees so the SGB-appointed teachers can get their salaries. 3. CONCLUSION: Don’t spread misleading information. Let’s make it trend @eNCA Thanks
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Here we go again setting the record straight:
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Very important for parents and guardians @DBE_SA
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4 years
Happy Birthday Minister, my fellow Gemini. May God Bless you with many more years. Your birthday comes exactly a week after mine. Thank you for your supportive leadership. 🎂🙏
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The schedule for TV lessons is here. Once again; thank you @SABCNewsOnline @Official_SABC1 @SABC_2 and @SABC3 @SABCEducation
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Garankuwa Primary School. @Lesufi @DBE_SA @Steve_Mabona
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9 July 2004: You came to this world. What a blessing it has been! I thank God for you🙏 Happy birthday Muhari 🎉🎂
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She followed me in communication, she followed me in education. She does better than me. Proud moment ❤️
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Former DDG for Curriculum at DBE, Dr Mamiki Maboya, has been appointed MEC of Education in the Free State. The appointment was made by former DBE Ministry official Ms MaQueen Mathae-Letsoha, now Premier of the Free State Province. Welcome back Dr Maboya!! 👇🏿
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This is official, true, correct and accurate! @DBE_SA
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The amended school calendar:
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Just to confirm that this letter is authentic. @DBE_SA
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The media briefing scheduled for 10am will not take place as planned due to a Cabinet happening this morning. The time will be confirmed during the course of the day. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you 🙏
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We welcome the Ministers to @DBE_SA following their appointment by President Ramaphosa last night.
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Happy birthday to the Minister of @DBE_SA . All the best to you @Siviwe_G even as you spend the day at the Cabinet Lekgotla Day 2, Pretoria. God Bless you 🙌
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Bushbuckridge’s finest. Fortune Khoza from my village back home is one of the top achieving learners of the Class of 2019. He’s invited by the @DBE_SA Minister as a result of his hard work. He’s going to study Actuarial Sciences at UCT.
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From the @DBE_SA
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The final Matric combined time-table for 2020 examinations... @DBE_SA
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Here is the media statement: @DBE_SA @HigherEduGovZA @GCISMedia
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Dear @eNCA 6 parents spoke in favour of the media exclusion. 1 said media should stay. Majority of parents wanted media out. In summary the parents wanted the media to leave the room. The mild aspersions cast on @Lesufi are not fair and in fact wrong. What could @EducationGP do?
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Thank you @tsakaninmhlanga for doing this for yourself. You chose your own path and stayed the course, keep going and never stop studying. Ha khensa swinene Tsakani.❤️
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This has become a state of emergency now:
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Still unbelievable 😰
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I have never received so many birthday wishes as it happened today. I really appreciate each and every message received. I am overwhelmed and thankful for the support and indeed the well wishes. Much appreciated 🙏😍 Thank you 🙏
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@Nana_Charmaine @Mthobisimag @DBE_SA @caliciouz @PresidencyZA @Lesufi These people are not teachers. They don’t get paid for this. It’s a simple campaign to urge people to read. Nobody was paid here. Don’t be upset over it because your assumptions are wrong.
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Update from @DBE_SA ...
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The Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga, will brief media on Monday. She will be joined by Minister Blade Nzimande of Higher Education, Science & Innovation. Time will be confirmed over the weekend. @DBE_SA @HigherEduGovZA @ReginahMhaule @HubertMweli
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It’s Act 32 of 2024. We don’t talk about the “BELA BILL” anymore. It’s signed into law now. Here it is….
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Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane retained to lead the education portfolio in the province.
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3 years
I respect these men and women! They tell about how they chose to save the exam scripts first before saving their own lives saying they knew that behind every answer sheet there is a young person’s life. They saved almost every piece of paper in the storm that ravaged Thaba-Nchu.
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The amended School Calendar for 2020, it will be gazetted this Friday. @ReginahMhaule @HubertMweli @DBE_SA
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Time confirmation:
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If you lost your matric certificate; this is what you can do: @UmalusiSA @DBE_SA
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The @HopeRestoration Pastor requested us to bring a friend to the Easter Service, so I brought mine at the gathering held at Mehlareng Stadium in Tembisa. Thank you @Lesufi for coming and @mathebula_chris for a wonderful sermon.
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More than 48,000 educators and staff vaccinated on Day 1. @DBE_SA
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Happy birthday ⁦ @ntsako_mhlanga , It has been a pleasure raising you,I can’t believe that you are 21years today. The true meaning of your name comes alive to me as I look back to that Saturday afternoon at Addington Hospital 21years ago today. Have a great day. I love you❤️
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Another case against @DBE_SA dismissed at the Constitutional Court. This brings to 4 the cases brought against the Department of Basic Education in the past 4 weeks, all of them dismissed. They all sought to stop the reopening of schools. @DBE_SA
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My home town of Bushbuckridge has been consistent in sending a top achiever to the Ministerial Announcement of the NSC results. We are happy Ma Bushbuckridge ya ku saseka.😁 @Mpueducation @DBE_SA Meet Sifiso Hosana from Mafemane Nxumalo Secondary School, Thulamahashe.
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Avuxeni! This is the approved, official, amended, gazetted and final school calendar for 2021 from @DBE_SA
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It’s been a week of taking @DBE_SA Minister @Siviwe_G through the handover report and on tour of the building to interact with staff and management. Now it’s time to get down to business. Our first Portfolio Committee meeting happens tomorrow in Parliament. Budget vote next week.
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To all those born on this day, Happy Birthday to you, from your fellow. He was 19 years old when this photo was taken.
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Happy birthday @DBE_SA Minister Motshekga! Strength and wisdom to you! Have a great day 🙏
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The @DBE_SA top achievers have arrived safely. All of them are here and we are grateful. They look nervous but it is understandable. 😁
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The Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga, will brief media on Monday at 2pm. She will be joined by Minister Blade Nzimande of Higher Education, Science & Innovation. @DBE_SA @HigherEduGovZA @ReginahMhaule @HubertMweli
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The @DBE_SA 2021 Revised School Calendar is here as promised yesterday at the media briefing:
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I am terribly shocked and saddened at the news of the passing of National Teachers Union President. Allen Thompson to me was a brother and very good friend. We worked together very well. What a loss. 😢
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45,000 markers (thanks to you) 14 million scripts (size of the work) 131 marking centres (the venues) Progress: 79% of the work is done. Marking centres starting to pack up. 4 days to go to the end. DG Mweli continues to convey the SAFETY FIRST message. @HubertMweli @DBE_SA
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Ms Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya retains her post as MEC of Education in Limpopo.
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MEDIA INVITATION:
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The @DBE_SA Minister Motshekga has issued Directions and the Government Gazette is available....
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Thanks to all the reading ambassadors for making the time to read to the Gr R - 3 kids as part of the Lockdown Reading Club. @khayamthethwa @tumisole @pearlmodiadie @jamazola7 @lamiezholworthy @enhlembali @phumzileun @djsbu @phumezamdabe @rulerofself @DBE_SA @africateengeeks
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The spotlight is on the Basic Education Vote 16 Debate this afternoon in Parliament. Director-General Mathanzima Mweli, @HubertMweli , Minister Siviwe Gwarube, @Siviwe_G , Deputy Minister Reginah Mhaule @ReginahMhaule and their Chief Director for Communications leading the
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Here is an important public notice:
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Well done @Lesufi and congratulations 🎉 👌🏿
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In 1987 when I was in Standard 5 I knew exactly what I wanted to do later in life. The late Sam Nzima inspired me towards journalism and from then on I worked towards it and I became it. This decision I made in a village called Ireagh B a deep rural area in Bushbuckridge.
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[JUST IN] Cabinet approves the return of all learners back to school; daily time-tabling. @DBE_SA
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Food for thought....
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Dear @Lesufi it is 20 years ago. Yes it was Tuesday 25 June 2002 when you and I went to Carstenhof Hospital in Midrand to welcome baby Kelebogile Lesufi who had just been born that day. So today is a special day for you on two fronts, make it count my friend. She’s behind you 🙌
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The PYEI in the basic education sector will go straight into Phase III come 1 April 2022. Terms and conditions apply @DBE_SA @DBE_BEEI
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The stage is set and the top achievers have arrived. We are almost there.... @DBE_SA
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Staff bus of Masijabule High teachers has been shot at. 3 teachers critically injured. 7 others are in severe state of shock. Driver has unfortunately died. This happened at Bruyns Hill, Wartburg, KZN, this morning. MEC @MshenguKwazi on his way to the scene @DBE_KZN @DBE_SA
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Mlokothwa High School in Zululand. PPEs have been delivered and school being cleaned. @DBE_KZN @DBE_SA
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Defence Minister Angie Motshekga came to her old office to pay a visit to the @DBE_SA Minister of Basic Education @Siviwe_G ahead of the President’s budget vote debate this afternoon.
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POSTPONED: Matric Rewrite Examinations for May/June
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Update from @DBE_SA
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This single tweet has set the country on fire unnecessarily. There is no truth to this; Learners WILL NOT finish school at Grade 9. That’s NOT what the Minister meant at all.
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Congratulations to @Lesufi for his election to ANC Deputy Chair in Gauteng! 😀
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The first TV interview on the 1st of January of 2021. How it looks behind the scenes and on television. Thank you @Newzroom405
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In the office preparing for the media briefing by Minister Motshekga tomorrow. 11 am at GCIS on Thursday
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4 years
Now available on major platforms:
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Sad news about Free Education MEC Tate Makgoe. Rest in peace brother 😰🙏
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I am still thinking about the families of the 200 or so teachers who passed away since schools closed on December 15. The infection rate is accelerating at an alarming speed. Let’s hope Level 3 will help us to think more about safety and the need to adhere to protocols.
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Mnyayiza High school in Zululand District. @DBE_KZN @DBE_SA
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Here is the position:
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It was a beautiful celebration 🎉
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Update on basic education:
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The first meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education sitting this afternoon in Parliament. We are tabling the DBE’s Annual Performance Plan ahead of Budget Vote next week Monday. With Minister @Siviwe_G and Deputy Minister @ReginahMhaule leading the DBE delegation.
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[MEDIA STATEMENT] UMALUSI launches online system to facilitate applications for replacement certificates. @DBE_SA
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JUST IN:
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Thank you @eNCA for the opportunity.
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Born 6 March 1999……and now 6 March 2022; 🎉happy birthday🎉 @ntsako_mhlanga May God Bless you richly as you grow in every sphere of your life.
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Avuxeni! Here is the approved, accurate, true, reliable, official and latest amended School Calendar for 2021. Gazette coming in a day or two. This one to be used for planning purposes. @DBE_SA
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