# Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, says the department will be launching a demonstrably independent external forensic investigation into the foundation phase national catalogue process. This follows a News24 report that Lighthouse Publishers, registered just three days after the terms of reference were issued for the foundation phase national catalogue, received the bulk of approvals to publish new learning and teaching support materials for grades 1 to 3. Gwarube says the investigation is to ensure that quality textbooks reach learners on time through a lawful, fair, and transparent process.
Minister Gwarube launches an independent probe into the textbook catalogue controversy