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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Siviwe Gwarube: Education department to focus on pit toilets before gender-neutral bathrooms

LGBT+ groups have accused the department of delays in adopting policies for gender identity and sexual orientation in schools

  • Umamah Bakharia
9 min read
Basic education minister, Siviwe Gwarube. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo)

‘Aspects’ of Bela Bill will be implemented when signed into law, says education minister

Siwive Gwarube’s political party, the Democratic Alliance, has previously described the Bill as a threat to the autonomy of schools

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read
Zero discrimination is essential to if we are to change the fact that 7.8 million South Africans live with HIV, but 5.8 million people are on ARVs, highlighting a treatment gap

Protect everyone’s rights to protect everyone’s health against Aids

Zero discrimination is essential to if we are to change the fact that 7.8 million South Africans live with HIV, but 5.8 million people are on ARVs, highlighting a treatment gap

  • Eyaaz
6 min read