DBE clarified textbook screening process is not a tender system [SOUND]

# The Department of Basic Education has clarified that its textbook screening process is not a tender system, amid concerns over procurement irregularities. Officials say the process uses blind screening, where manuscripts are assessed without publisher details to ensure fairness and quality. The department spokesperson Terence Khala says more than 150 subject experts evaluate submissions against curriculum standards and only top-performing materials are selected, with price considered last: