Gaping hole of more than 5,000 vacant posts will ‘severely compromise’ schooling in KZN

The department of basic education confirmed that until the end of February, there were 30,350 teacher vacancies, including 6,185 in KwaZulu-Natal

26 March 2023 - 19:25

Education experts have warned that the failure by the KwaZulu-Natal education department to fill 5,151 administrative and staff vacancies this year will “severely compromise” the provision of quality education...

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