Minister Gwarube Asks Provincial Education MECs to Submit Recovery Plans Amid Sector's Financial Challenges

Minister Gwarube asks provincial Education MECs to submit recovery plans amid sector's financial challenges

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The Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube recently announced the Department’s intention to roll out entrepreneurship as a subject in schools. The goal? To tackle youth unemployment by “instilling entrepreneurial skills” at the high school level. On the surface, it sounds visionary. But when you look beyond the headlines, beneath the buzzwords, you begin to realise that we are addressing the symptoms, not the sickness. Because while learners…

Gwarube demands financial recovery plans from provinces

By Johnathan Paoli Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has called upon all provincial education authorities to develop and submit comprehensive financial and service delivery recovery plans as the country’s public education system faces one of its most severe financial crises in decades. “The education sector is under extraordinary pressure. Without urgent intervention and robust financial planning, several provincial education departments r…