Gauteng’s Social Development decision to prioritise food parcels over thousands of underprivileged pupils has infuriated sections of the education sector. TheStar_news LockdownSA
Johnnesburg - Gauteng’s Social Development decision to prioritise food parcels over thousands of underprivileged pupils has infuriated sections of the education sector.
Matakanye Matakanya, the general secretary of the National Association school governing body, said the decision to compromise education was disturbing. South African Democratic Teachers Union provincial secretary Tseliso Ledimo said: “As a union, we might not be aware of the dynamics of budget allocations within the province but we are definitely against such a decision. Education should be up there when it comes to prioritising funds.”
The DA’s Refiloe Ntsekhe criticised the department for not having a database to locate underprivileged learners when schools were closed.
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