Reg flags raised as MEC announces yet more budget cuts By Silindile Nyathikazi, Mphathi Nxumalo Mar 10, 2021 Share Durban - THE Department of Education will receive the biggest portion of this year’s provincial budget, with the allocation set at R53.2 billion. The second largest portion – R48.4bn – of the province’s public purse will go to the Department of Health. During her budget speech delivered yesterday, Finance MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube said she would ensure that the new Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital was operational within this new financial year . The Department of Transport, which underspent on its 2019/20 capital budget, will receive R11.6bn, the third largest allocation.