To: News Editors and Journalists

Dated: 15 October 2024

MEC Gade to visit LTSM warehouse in prepation for the 2025 academic year

In preparation for the 2025 academic year, the Eastern Cape Department of Education MEC, Fundile Gade will tomorrow visit the provincial Learner, Teacher Support Material (LTSM) DSV Warehouse in Wilsonia, Buffalo City Metro, at 08:00 am.

The visit is meant to strengthen the department’s zeal to ensure teaching and learning takes place on the first day of schooling in the 2025 academic year. Additionally, the visit will also assess the delivery status of LTSM for the 2025 academic year in the province.

Furthermore, the visiting teams will assess the quality of the consignment, readiness and safety of the delivery vehicles that will be transporting the material to the 12 districts. Details of the visit are as follows:

Date: 16 October 2024

Venue: DSV Warehouse, Wilsonia, East London.

Time: 08:00 am

All media is invited and attending journalists will be afforded an opportunity for one-on-one interviews with the MEC and departmental senior management present.

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Issued by: ECDoE Communications. For more information, please contact the Department Spokesperson: Mali Mtima @ 083 795 2117/ Acting Director: Communications and Events Management, Nyamie Tokwe-Mgijima @ 060 530 0348