The Inkatha Freedom Party in KZN has given the provincial government seven days to take action after thousands of schoolchildren recently went hungry at school. ECRNewsWatch KZN
Classes had to be suspended after the Easter break when food wasn't delivered to some schools.
At a briefing in Durban on Monday afternoon, the IFP said it had learned that the R2 billion National School Nutrition Programme tender was rearranged so that there's only one service provider. Party president Velenkosini Hlabisa says they want KZN authorities to take several steps, including terminating the current contract."Reinstate the previous service providers with immediate effect while sorting out the mess of the single tender.
"Ensure that if there is a transition to whatever new system in the programme it does happen in a way that disadvantages thousands of emerging business people who rely upon this programme for progress.It will also look at the food distribution model and the quality of the food supplied to the 5 444 schools that rely on the feeding scheme.
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