Schools slash teacher salaries to ‘try claw our way through’

08 June 2020 - 10:00 By Prega Govender
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Michael Fouche, principal of Holy Cross High, a Catholic school for girls in Cape Town, said salaries of the 21 teachers were cut by 35% at the end of April.
Michael Fouche, principal of Holy Cross High, a Catholic school for girls in Cape Town, said salaries of the 21 teachers were cut by 35% at the end of April.
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Teachers at some private schools had their salaries cut by between 20% to 50%.

This comes after cash-strapped parents failed to pay fees last month.

 

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