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South Africa Deputy President Mashatile's unexplained absence raises succession questions
Daily MaverickLO·ZA·1 day ago
Independent investigations into South Africa's Department of Basic Education textbook catalogue found no grounds for scrapping it, indicating the controversy is politically motivated. The dispute appears to be an internal power struggle rather than a substantive procurement or content failure. This matters because it could destabilize education governance and distract from policy implementation.