South Africa: Gauteng Schools Face Budget Overhaul After R584m Debt Leaves Pupils in the Dark

South Africa: Gauteng Schools Face Budget Overhaul After R584m Debt Leaves Pupils in the Dark

Following court battles and power cuts, the Gauteng Department of Education is reviewing its decentralised funding model, arguing that school governing bodies lack the financial expertise to manage soaring municipal bills.

Big change could be coming for how schools will be run in Gauteng

The Gauteng government is reviewing a major policy that shifted responsibility for municipal accounts from the province to schools, amid mounting debt, service disconnections and concerns over the impact on teaching and learning. Speaking during a media briefing on Sunday, Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile said the province was reassessing the decentralisation model adopted by the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE), which gave schools and …

Gauteng schools face budget overhaul after R584m debt leaves pupils in the dark

Following court battles and power cuts, the Gauteng Department of Education is reviewing its decentralised funding model, arguing that school governing bodies lack the financial expertise to manage soaring municipal bills.

Maile says Gauteng schools owe municipalities nearly R584m

Incorrect billing, inflated tariffs and estimated readings are contributing to growing municipal debt at public schools, education MEC says

Gauteng Schools Owe Municipalities Nearly R584m Says Maile : The Africa

Gauteng schools owed municipalities nearly R584m for electricity and water usage, and property rates, as of March, according to Gauteng MEC for education Lebogang Maile. Maile, who was briefing the

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Head of Gauteng Education Department says no-fee schools are plagued by financial mismanagement under School Governing Bodies (SGBs). Gauteng Education MEC, Lebogang Maile, says that schools in the province owe municipalities more than R500 million, while over R6 million is owed to Eskom. Maile attributed the debt to estimated billing and rising inflation among other things. The department’s head, Albert Chanee, says there’s an urgent need for S…