Gwarube Asks Treasury to Investigate Possible Irregularities in R285m Textbook Tender

Education department seeks Treasury probe on textbook procurement

Minister of basic education Siviwe Gwarube has called on the National Treasury to investigate alleged irregularities in the procurement of foundation phase textbooks.

Gwarube asks Treasury to probe textbook procurement irregularities affecting 13.7 million learners

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says the National Treasury has been asked to probe allegations of textbook procurement irregularities, with action to follow if any wrongdoing is uncovered.

Gwarube asks Treasury to investigate possible irregularities in R285m textbook tender

Education stakeholders and textbook publishers have welcomed Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube’s request to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, to have National Treasury investigate possible irregularities in the procurement process for textbooks for Grade 1-3 pupils.

Gwarube calls for Treasury probe into R1.6bn textbook tender

By Charmaine Ndlela Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has called for an urgent investigation into alleged irregularities in a R1.6 billion textbook procurement process for Grade 1 to 3 learners. The move follows a News24 investigation which reported that Lighthouse Publishers (Pty) Ltd — a company with no established publishing track record — was awarded a substantial portion of the tender shortly after its registration. Gwarube confirmed …

Gwarube to ensure textbook delivery not disrupted amid 'tender scandal'

Gwarube to ensure textbook delivery not disrupted amid 'tender scandal' Zandile.Khumalo Tue, 04/28/2026 - 19:15 JOHANNESBURG - Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has vowed to do whatever it takes to ensure that the delivery of textbooks to schools is not disrupted.This comes amid allegations of irregularities in multi-million-rand textbook procurement.Gwarube wrote to Treasury, calling for an investigation after News24's report exposing da…

Gwarube urges Treasury probe into questionable R285m textbook tender

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has formally requested Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to initiate an investigation into alleged irregularities surrounding a R285 million tender for Grade 1 to 3 textbooks, Cape {town} Etc reports. This unprecedented call for oversight follows revelations by News24, that a company, recently registered just days after the tender specifications were made public, has secured a substantial share of the cont…