Thousands of textbooks not delivered to EC schools PREMIUM By Soyiso Maliti - 05 February 2021 In a year in which it racked up R1.2bn in unauthorised expenditure, the Eastern Cape education department has failed to deliver textbooks to thousands of its schoolchildren. .. This article is reserved for DispatchLIVE subscribers. Get access to ALL DispatchLIVE content from only R45.00 per month. Already subscribed? Simply sign in below. Already registered on HeraldLIVE, BusinessLIVE, TimesLIVE or SowetanLIVE? Sign in with the same details.