Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has projected seven provinces will not be able to afford their budgets in the 2027/28 financial year.
According to Gwarube, these budget pressures have been years in the making.Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has projected that seven provinces will not be able to afford their budgets in the 2027/28 financial year.
In the Western Cape, the department has decided to reduce the basket of teaching posts for 2025. This will result in fewer teachers in classrooms, while pupils increase.WATCH: Fire destroys Midrand residential complex, affecting 130 apartments“They translate into fewer teachers, reduced textbooks, and fewer admin support staff, which means teachers spend more time on admin work, thereby reducing learning and teaching time. In essence, the very fabric of our children’s future is under threat.
“To fully grasp why we are here and more importantly how we got here, we must look back and acknowledge that as government, we have not made the right choices at the right time – which has brought us to this point,” said Gwarube.“We are faced with a pending national crisis, one that affects not just our pupils but our teachers, principals, and broader communities. It is crucial to understand that this crisis is not confined to one province or one aspect of the education sector,” she said.
“We conducted a thorough analysis of the budget challenges in each province. MECs from every province have compiled provisional provincial reports with sobering results.
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