CAPE OF STORMS: Western Cape battles to balance books as Covid-19 swallows funding

the national government and the Presidency of not sticking to its promise of providing financial assistance sooner rather than later.Continuing in the same vein, MEC Anton Bredell said the provision of R16.2-million towards humanitarian relief for municipalities in the province was because of the “failure” of Sassa [the South African Social Security Agency] which closed its offices during lockdown.

In the debate for the Education Department, the DA-led government and its MEC for Education, Debbie Schäfer, were accused of putting the needs of Model C schools ahead of poor schools. The ANC spokesperson on Education, Muhammad Khalid Sayed, said, “This department’s bias towards former model C schools is clear for all to see… the end result of this will be widening the inequality gap between the rich and poor schools.”

She said Covid-19 had compelled the government to tighten its belt, but “it also revealed that education is still not a priority for the ANC government despite more than 20 years of governance… infrastructure grants make facilities conducive for teaching and learning, without it, provinces are unable to improve or expand services”.

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