KZN education scrambles to pay subsidies as some special schools forced to close

By Levy Masiteng

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has said that long-delayed subsidies to special schools will finally be paid on Monday, with affected institutions expected to receive the funds by Thursday.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the department attributed the delay to unforeseen technical glitches that disrupted its payment processing system.

According to the department’s 2025/2026 budget vote speech, there are 77 public special needs schools in the province, in which 22 077 learners are enrolled.

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