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 \u003Cbr>https://www.education.gov.za/Curriculum/LearningandTeachingSupportMaterials/LTSMY  \u003Cbr>GradedReadersandBigBookHL.aspX   | The languages next to each book in Annexure B are  \u003Cbr>the languages that should be printed.If Afrikaans or  \u003Cbr>English doesn't appear on the list next to the books,it  \u003Cbr>should not be printed.   |\n| Annexure A provides an indication of the number of schools with the number of  \u003Cbr>teachers per school.However,it only provides an indication of 5 subiects-see  \u003Cbr>attached.What about the other 6 languages?Can we please get a complete  \u003Cbr>comprehensive annexure A that provides all the information?   | Please note that Annexure Ais providing you with  \u003Cbr>the name of each school with its address,as well  \u003Cbr>as the relevant language of the school which  \u003Cbr>should guide you when doing your packaging and  \u003Cbr>delivery.As per the Annexure B,it will be 15 of  \u003Cbr>each book per teacher for that specific language-  \u003Cbr>see under column L.Column M provides you with  \u003Cbr>the total number of that specific book to be printed  \u003Cbr>for that specific language that will cover each of  \u003Cbr>that teachers for that language to receive 15 of  \u003Cbr>that specific book.   |\n| From the samples that we can access on the above link and with Annexure B.  \u003Cbr>Are those A4 paaes or A5 pages?This is important in determining how many  \u003Cbr>pages per book we need to quote.We require the exact page counts for each   | It is A4 pages to be printed into A5 pages.If you refer  \u003Cbr>to Annexure B.Grade 1 and Column C-the first book  \u003Cbr>is-Level 1:Animal Sports Day and the first language   |\n\n\n| book,broken down into the cover(which is 4 pages)and the inner pages.Please  \u003Cbr>confirm the book size and the number of pages for each book.   | in Column E is SiSwati.The page count for this book  \u003Cbr>printed one sided is 24 pages A4 and 4 Pages Cover  \u003Cbr>Print.If you do the A4 back-to-back the page count is  \u003Cbr>12 A4 pages and 2 Cover pages.If you do the print  \u003Cbr>back-to-back from A4 to A5 the page count should be 6  \u003Cbr>A4 pages and 1 Cover page.I have done the  \u003Cbr>explanation to explain how we got to the number in  \u003Cbr>column H.   |\n| --- | --- |\n| Picking and Packing-can we please get a comprehensive breakdown of the  \u003Cbr>number and type of books that need to be delivered to each school?This will  \u003Cbr>allow us to understand how to pick and pack the books.   | See Annexure B and Column M which provide you with  \u003Cbr>the number of books per book,per language,for each  \u003Cbr>grade.E.g.-Under Grade 1-For the book with the title:  \u003Cbr>Level 1:Animal Sports Day(Column C)-Language for  \u003Cbr>SiSwati (Column E)-Total number of book is 8550  \u003Cbr>(Column M).You than follow the next language for the  \u003Cbr>same book which is IsiZulu.Column M,line 59  \u003Cbr>provides you with a total number of books to be printed  \u003Cbr>for grade 1 which is all the different books for grade 1  \u003Cbr>in all the different languages as set out in Annexure B.   |","cbCaihWPWVBQV9Cm","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihWPWVBQV9Cm","pdf",102186,"English","# TENDER NUMBER\n# CLARIFICATIONS\n## DBE190\n## Key Q&A Responses","[{\"question\":\"Which languages must be printed for the books listed in Annexure B?\",\"answer\":\"The languages next to each book in Annexure B are the languages that should be printed. 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