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School governing body-paid teachers have had a tough time during the Covid-19 lockdown as some schools released them from their employ, while others had their salaries reduced as parents did not pay fees for many months.

Briefing the basic education portfolio committee on Tuesday, director-general Mathanzima Mweli said there were 39713 teachers paid by school governing bodies across the country.It is followed by Eastern Cape with 6730, Western Cape 6724, KwaZulu-Natal 6238, Mpumalanga 2468, Free State 2151, North West 2052, Limpopo 1675 and Northern Cape 962.Director-General in the Department of Basic Education Mathanzima Mweli. PHOTO: ANAOther teachers were paid a reduced salary, Mweli said.

"Schools still have the allocated educators paid by the state. That is why there was a request to pay the school funding norms allocation early," he said, adding that they have not granted the request.

 

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