Will the Eastern Cape Department of Education make good on a written undertaking to pay temporary teachers appointed in January 2012 on Friday 15 June 2012?. This date is contained in a reply to a written question sent to the MEC for Education, Mandla Makupula by Edmund van Vuuren. The poor track record of the department leaves one in doubt whether these teachers will in fact receive the money that is due to them. Edmund van Vuuren writes; "I was previously assured by the department that … [Read more...] about New Date for Payment of Temporary Teacher Salaries
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Funding shortfall concerns for EC scholar transport contract
There is a danger that funding for the R210 million scholar transport contract between the Department of Transport and the service provider, One Future 46, will run out by October 2012. Furthermore, an amount of R134 million will be required to cover the budget shortfall from November 2012 to March 2013. Scholars will be the victims of academic failure if they can't access transport to school. If the funding is used up by October, children will be without transport during most important time … [Read more...] about Funding shortfall concerns for EC scholar transport contract
Shambolic Education Department Raising Teacher Ire
Indiscriminate and unexpected deductions from teachers who have been on incapacity leave without any substantiated documentation from the Department of Education must be condemned in the strongest sense possible. It is unfair that teachers must suffer because the department is in an administrative mess. The Eastern Cape Department of Education is notorious for habitually doing incomprehensible things for which they have been successfully challenged in court. This department has done it … [Read more...] about Shambolic Education Department Raising Teacher Ire
East Cape Education Department Wastes More Money
The Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape is stunned but not surprised by yet another irresponsible and senseless waste of funds by the provincial Department of Education. The DA was reliably informed that while the Department of Education is on track to overspend its 2011/2012 budget by almost R2,8 billion due to financial mismanagement and maladministration, the Port Elizabeth district office has in its educational wisdom decided to have a Grade R-Indaba at the Eastern Cape Training … [Read more...] about East Cape Education Department Wastes More Money
Progress on East Cape Education
While acknowledging that there is a lot to be corrected to normalise education delivery in the Eastern Cape, President Jacob Zuma says he is pleased the biggest hurdle has been overcome. "I am very happy that the biggest stumbling block has been removed, that of delineating roles, responsibility and accountability," Zuma said. The President held a meeting this week with the Presidential Eastern Cape Education task team to assess progress made in restoring education to normality. The … [Read more...] about Progress on East Cape Education
Don’t Repeat Eastern Cape Spending Patterns
No, no, no! Last year's Eastern Cape expenditure patterns cannot be repeated. The danger lights are flashing once more. The first quarter provincial budgets and expenditure report released by National Treasury on 16 August is a siren call to the provincial government. (See: Eastern Cape Just Short of First Quarter Budget) Unless drastic action is taken to turn the situation around the Eastern Cape will once again remain locked into poor patterns of capital expenditure, particularly so in the … [Read more...] about Don’t Repeat Eastern Cape Spending Patterns
