Limpopo Education Department slammed for not delivering textbooks
The Limpopo Education Department has once again come under the spotlight for failing to deliver textbooks to schools on time. It emerged this week that several schools in the province are yet to receive textbooks and learner support material. The department blamed the delay on the appointment of a new supplier. "Much more work still has to be done in the other three districts of the province, namely Sekhukhune, Mopani and Waterberg. The delay in the delivery of stationery is mainly due to the appointment of a new supplier, following the expiry of a three-year contract that supplied stationery to our schools," said Limpopo education department spokesman Naledzani Rasila. In recent years, the Department of Basic Education has come under fire for failing to deliver learning material on time in Limpopo. In 2012, the department failed to deliver learner materials to pupils, which prompted lobby groups, including Basic Education For All, to approach the courts. The North Gauteng High Cour...
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