The basic education minister should end the decentralised school nutrition programme and adopt a centralised approach
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.South Africa’s new basic education minister, Siviwe Gwarube. published on Tuesday , “9.7 million reasons to get it right: Why school nutrition programme needs scrutiny”,is missing the point on key arguments put forward by the department before the tender she is rubbishing was put out for public participation.
The minister is correct in one thing though; our children are in desperate need of a properly run feeding scheme given the failures by tenderpreneurs in the decentralised system the department is trying to do away with. The current decentralised system has been affected by tenderpreneurs who skim the system and payments to purchase a shining German car before buying nutritious food packs for our children.
A centrally managed programme will ensure that nutrition standards are consistent throughout the country. The department will be well advised to also insist on inspections of suppliers and their products to ensure quality. The new programme also has the potential for boosting the local economy by enforcing the use of local suppliers.
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