Without strong basic education, we have no good science system – Nzimande

Without basic education, we have no good science foundation holding the country upright at all.

These are the words of innovation and science minister Blade Nzimande at the 2025 Basic Education Sector Lekgotla that kicked off on Thursday morning in Ekurhuleni.

He said the role of education in promoting science, technology and innovation are interlinked.

“Science, technology and innovation are important and they play a role in strengthening basic education, but basic education itself has got to produce learners who are doing massive science. Similarly, we must supply school leavers who qualify to join the science stream. Without basic education that is strong and doing well, we have no good science system in our country. It’s as simple as that,” said Nzimande.

This is as he reveals how the country is making strides in health innovation.

“Science is about one thing and one thing only. It’s to provide solutions to the problems that we face as humanity and we are making a difference in areas such as health innovation, for instance dealing with HIV and Aids. I’m pleased to say that from last year we are now able to produce some vaccines for the first time in our country,” he said.

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