Underspending costs Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga cash

Basic education reallocates R400m to Gauteng, Western Cape

23 February 2023 - 07:44
By Mpho Koka

The departments of basic education in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga have forfeited more than R400m due to having underspent the infrastructure grants for schools. The money was taken away by the national department of education and will be reallocated to other provinces that need it.

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