
EQUAL EDUCATION’S RESPONSE TO THE MTBPS: EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS MUST WASTE LESS, SPEND BETTER!
Equal Education welcomes the tabling of the 2016/17 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. We particularly welcome the additional R143 million given to the Department of Basic Education (DBE), and the swift action taken to ensure that learners in Vuwani do not suffer academically due to the protest action earlier