'Our children's education is not free' — Soweto parents battle with internet costs
Some learners in Soweto are not allowed to use their schools’ WiFi and computers after school hours for assignments and research.
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Some learners in Soweto are not allowed to use their schools’ WiFi and computers after school hours for assignments and research.
Gauteng Basic Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has expressed his devastation.
iAfrica EWN Share with your network! This comes after a report found the department spent over R430-million on sanitising schools. The amount was spent over a three-month period. “We have also received a letter from MEC Panyaza Lesufi’s office, requesting us to investigate the matter but anyway we were going to do it regardless,” said SIU spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago. The report into the spending was compiled by the provincial education department’s HOD.
Sunday 31 January 2021 - 6:30pm File: A person disinfecting a classroom. GCIS This comes after a report found the department spent over R430-million on sanitising schools. The amount was spent over a three-month period. "Immediately when we got hold of the information in the public space, the head of the SIU put together a team to look into the matter and the team has already started work, they have already contacted the department," said SIU spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago. "We have also received a letter from MEC Panyaza Lesufi's office, requesting us to i...