This follows a court ruling ordering the department to supply books within two weeks.

Human rights organisation Section27 approached the Pretoria High Court in May, seeking an order that textbooks be delivered across Limpopo.

The schools had been without prescribed textbooks since the beginning of the year.

Although the books arrived after mid-year exams had started, the department is confident that measures put in place to help pupils with catch-up lessons will yield positive results.

Department spokesman Panyaza Lesufi said yesterday they had adopted a "four-pronged" strategy to improve the pass rate.

This included focusing on grades 10 to 12, upgrading study guides, using previous exam papers and offering extra classes.

Congress of South African Students provincial secretary Risenga Shivambu said they would bring in extra classes to ensure an improvement.

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Wed Jun 19 09:15:51 SAST 2013 ::

Jun 7, 2012

FMNNS

This is a joke! Six months in the year and the department is delivering text books! Shame on Angie Motshekga and company! Many years ago we were chanting the slogan "The people shall govern" then the time arrived and we have got all the incompetent people in higher positions and they cannot manage the most important need of the country "Education". Are we slowly becoming an illitrate and stupid so much that we are ignoring the most important part of our government responsibility. Come January next year, the same story is going to surface again and it is going to be the stationery and not the btext books. Mrs Motshekga please put your house in order and start delivering as per the President' promise.
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