Western Cape forced to cut over 2 000 teacher posts due to budget shortfall

 Western Cape forced to cut over 2 000 teacher posts due to budget shortfall

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Due to severe budget cuts, the Western Cape Department of Education will not be able to maintain the current number of teaching posts, cutting about 2 400 posts in 2025. The head of department, Brent Walters, wrote to schools on Tuesday to break the news. The MEC for Education, David Maynier, said that the department…...

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Edward Smit