budget. A further R1.5bn was lost across provincial education departments, according to basic education minister Angie Motshekga in herEE said in a statement: “A total of R1.7bn was cut from school infrastructure grants alone, and a further R4.4bn has been reallocated within these grants to cover Covid-19 expenses. The consequence is that the right of learners to basic education is compromised.”who are members of EE , post-school youth members and parents joined the picket.
Wenana said additional funding needs to be allocated towards the National School Nutrition Programme on which more than 9 million pupils are dependent. “That R2.1bn could have been used to fix schools, but it looks like our minister doesn’t take education seriously.” The case concerns a matric pupil who died in 2017 after being electrocuted by unsafe electrical wiring at Geluksdal Secondary School in Gauteng.
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