The recently formed Education Crisis Committee has accused the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) of allocating the lowest funds of its budget to education.
CAPE TOWN - Education activists and trade unions on Friday picketed across the Western Cape, where 2,400 contract teaching posts are to be cut.
Friday's action was organised by the recently formed Education Crisis Committee which comprises lobby groups, such as Equal Education and unions, such as SADTU.At least 12 schools in the Cape Metro in areas like Khayelitsha, Elsies Rivier, Maitland, Mitchell's Plain and other areas took their frustrations to the streets against the 2,400 planned teacher job cuts next year January.
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