More cash, please: education minister’s wishlist for struggling KZN schools

In addition to infrastructure and teacher challenges, safety is a major concern which could be addressed if police stations adopt schools in their areas

03 October 2024 - 21:30 By MFUNDO MKHIZE

Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube hopes the department will receive some form of budgetary reprieve when the finance ministry delivers its medium term budget policy statement next month...

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