Siviwe Gwarube targets 7 million children in structured ECD programmes by 2030

Daily Maverick | 20.08.2026 04:38
Since being sworn into office as South Africa’s Minister of Basic Education in 2024, Siviwe Gwarube has consistently advocated for urgent and sustained investment in early childhood development (ECD), framing quality learning in the early years as a critical mechanism for fixing the national literacy and numeracy crisis.