School meals issues resolved as payments finalised, says KZN education department

KZN education department resolves school meals issue as payments finalised

Delayed funds for school nutrition suppliers caused by technical problems with new payment system

School meals issues resolved as payments finalised, says KZN education department

The KwaZulu-Natal education department has resolved outstanding payment issues with school nutrition suppliers.

Children starve as school feeding schemes crash

By Anita Dangazele and Celani Sikhakhane Pupils in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape are going without food as payment delays hit school meals. In KZN, angry service providers protested at the department’s gates after not being paid for weeks. Pupils in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape are going hungry because schools haven’t received money to buy food. In both provinces, problems with a new payment system have caused delays in paying servi…

KZN MEC for Education visits Amanzimtoti Primary School

South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal Member of the executive council for Education Hlomuka, visited Amanzimtoti Primary School. He was at the time accompanied by the members of the Education Office of the uMlazi District The visit from the MEC came after schools reopened for the second term, on May 6, 2025. The office of the KZN MEC for education and the uMlazi District visited the school for an oversight visit. The aim of the visit is to make sure that …