KwaZulu-Natal premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has ordered a full-scale investigation into the rollout of the national school nutrition programme after reports of inadequate food supply in some schools in the province.
The investigation will cast its net to include probing the food distribution model and quality of the food supplied to 5,444 schools that are recipients of the programme across the province. The probe will establish the extent of the interruptions and produce a comprehensive report on the status of the rollout and management of the programme.
“Our aim is to ensure that all 2.4-million learners in quintiles 1-3, and some quintile 4 and 5 schools, continue to be provided with balanced nutritious meals daily. The grant allocation for the 2023/2024 financial year amounts to R2.1bn, which demonstrates our commitment as a government to ensure that children in schools do not go hungry,” she said.
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