A textbook case of a problematic state publishers' deal?

From one Limpopo company charging up to R19 000 for a teaching aid that may only cost R200, to a completely unknown publishing house based out of a Simons Town cottage that was handed 26% of the pie. Glaring problems have since emerged in the Basic Education Department's approvals, amounting to R1.6 billion, for the publication of new learning materials for grades one to three. Here, in this edition of The Lead, with all the details of these recent News24 exclusives, is our senior education journalist, Prega Govender. Later in the show, a Gqeberha woman is hanged for murder in Pretoria, On This Day in SA History, our regular show segment. Plus, can you crack ‘Rauby’s Pointless Braai Quiz’? Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by News24's editors.