Equal Education calls on finance minister to stop ‘education blackout’

Johannesburg – Despite the government’s focus on fixing Eskom, Equal Education has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and National Treasury to recognise and end the education blackout in schools.

Godongwana will table the Budget in Cape Town on Wednesday.

Equal Education described overcrowding of schools, insufficient teachers and learning resources, and deteriorating infrastructure as an education blackout, and said the crisis posed a threat to the futures of learners.

“Every day, many learners across the country face serious difficulties and indignities at school, making it…

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