The Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga, will on Thursday 21 July 2022 embark on an oversight and monitoring visit in Barkley East in the Joe Gcabi District, Eastern Cape.

The minister’s visit will include a visit to Malikhanye Senior Secondary School in Barkly East and later visit the district office site before a three session engagement with District Education Forum (DEF), District Management Team and lastly the FET Principals in the district.

This visit forms part of the monitoring and oversight visits embarked upon by the Ministry of Basic Education with the aim of ensuring that district and school in particular are assisted to improve the learner performance across all grades.

The minister will be accompanied by the officials of the Department of Basic Education and Eastern Cape Provincial Education.

Members of the media are invited to the Minister’s visit in Joe Gcabi district as follows: School visit:

Date: Thursday, 21 July 2022
Time: 09h00
Venue: Malikhanye Senior Secondary, Nkululeko Township, Sterkspruit, Barkly East

Engagement sessions with Joe Gcabi Education District Officials

Date: Thursday, 21 July 2022
Time: 10h00 Venue: Barkley East High, 1 Power Street, Barkley East, Eastern Cape

Issued by the Department of Basic Education