Broke education department stops hiring more teachers

 Broke education department stops hiring more teachers

Empty classroom with desks, chairs and chalkboard

The basic education department will not fill vacant teacher posts and needs money urgently to fund teachers in the system, but the minister insists no retrenchments are expected.It needs between R79bn and R118bn. Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube told journalists the government needs to prioritise sectors such as education and health and cut from departments…...

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Edward Smit