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The evidence both locally and internationally is so overwhelmingly clear on the impact of school closures and alternative timetabling on early learning that immediate action should be taken. The SA Human Rights Commission welcomes the Department of Basic Education’s decision that all primary.
KZN Education MEC calls for independent investigation into non-payment of EEI youth
By Karen Singh
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DURBAN - KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu has ordered that the departments of Finance and Human Resource units work with districts to resolve challenges regarding payments to youth who were employed through the Education Employment Initiative(EEI) by next week.
This follows an outcry from many of these employees who complained about non-payment while others said they received half of the money owed to them.
The Department of Education recruited the youth to serve in schools as cleaners, administration clerks, teacher assistants and reading champions among other categories.
Basic Education on Presidential Youth Employment Initiative
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The Presidential Youth Employment Initiative implemented through the basic education sector comes to an end today.
The initial duration of the programme, which started in December 2020, was four months but was extended by one month until the end of April 2021.
Government says job creation initiatives starting to yield results
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A number of government interventions to stimulate the participation of more South Africans in the economy, particularly young people, are starting to yield results.
According to acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, the Presidential Employment Stimulus that was launched in October 2020, to respond to the economic impact of COVID-19 created or retained 360 010 jobs by the end of February 2021, mostly for unemployed youth.
“In addition, the employment stimulus has supported the livelihoods of 60,539 beneficiaries through the transfer of support, including production vouchers for subsistence farmers.
“Over 300,000 of these opportunities came from placing young people as assistants in schools across the country, through the Basic Education Employment Initiative. These school assistants have played an important role in strengthening the learning environment at schools during a difficul