PHUTI MOSOMANE
BASIC Education Minister Angie Motshekga has announced that over 99% of learners in KwaZulu-Natal have now received school nutrition since the end of the Easter holidays.
She provided this update during a media briefing addressing the recent school nutrition crisis in the province.
The crisis arose due to logistical challenges faced by the main service provider, Pacina, which resulted in learners at more than 5,400 schools not receiving food deliveries since the end of the Easter holidays.
Motshekga said that she and her team have been collaborating with the MEC of Education, Mbali Frazer, to address the challenges facing the school nutrition program in KwaZulu-Natal.
“The situation has stabilized greatly. I can confirm that children have been fed, although there were delays in deliveries of food stuff. National Treasury is interested in the matter to ensure that there is no fruitless expenditure,” she said.
“The reason we have come
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