Education is one of the most important sectors anywhere in the world, however, budget cuts, allegedly at the hands of the South African Treasury seems to be dimming the light for many.
Last week, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) revealed it would be cutting over 2,400 teaching jobs in the province and this due to budget constraints.
This has caused an uproar not only in the education sector but with all organisations and civilians at large as this, in turn, has a domino effect in other sectors.
The job cuts come into effect January 1, 2025.
We are in this position because we are being short-changed by the national government, receiving only 64% of the cost of the nationally negotiated wage agreement, leaving the province to fund the remaining 36%, Western Cape MEC David Maynier said.
