A growing number of schools in South Africa have a real problem – unpaid fees Subscribe Government’s budget allocation for basic education is under increased pressure, as a growing number of parents with children at fee-paying public schools find they can no longer afford school fees. This is according to TPN Credit Bureau, which said that collecting fees is the biggest challenge facing schools in the country. The Department of Basic Education’s budget allocation for the 2020/2021 financial year decreased by 5.3% compared to the previous year. In South Africa two-thirds of all children ...