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title: "Watch — The DBE textbook story that South Africa isn’t being told"
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author: "Rebecca Davis"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-11-watch-the-dbe-textbook-story-that-south-africa-isnt-being-told/"
published: "2026-06-11T20:33:32"
updated: "2026-06-12T06:30:01"
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# Watch — The DBE textbook story that South Africa isn’t being told

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By Rebecca Davis · Published 11 June 2026, 22:33 SAST · Updated 12 June 2026, 08:30 SAST

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*[Watch video on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-11-watch-the-dbe-textbook-story-that-south-africa-isnt-being-told/)*

A once-in-14-years opportunity to put better books in South African classrooms. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis investigated what happened when a group of educators tried to seize it – and who is driving the narrative against them.

Reporting by: Rebecca Davis
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn

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