Nearly 300,000 school support staff wait to be paid

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Nearly 300,000 school support staff wait to be paid eNCA

Thousands of temporary educators and school assistants hired during December have not been paid. CourtesyDURBAN - Thousands of temporary educators and school assistants hired during December have not been paid.

As part of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme, Basic Education hired close to 300,000 staff to support teachers and help schools comply with Covid-19 protocols.eNCA's Lethiwe Mdluli spoke to some of those who have been left high and dry.

 

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This is abhorrent! How do they feed their families!!🤬

I'm also waiting to paid

Slowly but for sure our government is going Zim way.

Some brigades have not been paid for months in Gauteng, when you ask questions you get blocked or you don't get any response. Every month it's the same struggle, there's always excuses and promises CambleNoami Mbalezinhlezino

Did gov use the school calender when making sppontments in Dec than during the middle of the pandemic last year or even for this year?

jamieleighsays

The support staff was supposed to be paid by the school then DBE will pay schools after problem was created by the school management team by not paying support staff

Lol

Typical of this government.

You do know support staff in education is something else? Most often classified as ground staff as well.

But schools were closed most of December. Why hire during that month

how do you enroll something and you dont make sure you are committed?

Ndikuxelela nge South Africa mma

Then they close the sales of alcohol when they don't have money to even pay the people that are working, how much more for the people who depend entirely on the state for their welfare?

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