| Department of Basic Education | |
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| Department overview | |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Preceding Department | Department of Education |
| Jurisdiction | Government of South Africa |
| Headquarters | Sol Plaatje House, Pretoria |
| Employees | 730 (2009) |
| Annual budget | R6,166.2 million (2010/11) |
| Ministers responsible | Angie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education Enver Surty, Deputy Minister of Basic Education |
| Department executive | Bobby Soobryan, Director-General: Basic Education |
| Key document | South African Schools Act, 1996 |
| Website | |
| www.education.gov.za | |
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is one of the departments of the South African government. It oversees primary and secondary education in South Africa. It was created in 2009 after the election of President Jacob Zuma, when the former Department of Education was divided.
The political head of the department is the Minister of Basic Education; as of May 2009[update] this is Angie Motshekga. The department is headquartered in Sol Plaatje House, named after the author Sol Plaatje, in Pretoria.[1]
In the 2010 national budget, the department received an appropriation of 6,166.2 million rand, and had 730 employees.[2]
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