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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Department of Basic Education has blamed a slow economic growth rate and low tax revenue for its current funding crisis.<\/p>\n

Like most government departments, the education department has faced massive cuts to its budget due to the Treasury\u2019s austerity measures.<\/p>\n

For the education department, this has led to provinces having to release contracted teachers and unable to fill several vacant posts.<\/p>\n

READ: <\/b>DBE’s financial crisis ‘translates to fewer teachers, reduced textbooks’, reveals Minister<\/p>\n

In a media briefing on Wednesday, Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said several factors had contributed to this crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur economy has been stagnant for almost a decade. Growth rates have remained below 1% in real terms, which is far below what is needed to generate sufficient tax revenue to fund public services including education. Without a growing economy, government revenue will shrink and so do our budgets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gwarube said corruption and mismanagement of public funds had exacerbated the issue.<\/p>\n

“Between 2014 and 2023, South Africa had lost an estimated R1.5 trillion in economic value to corruption – money which could have been used to build schools, pay teachers, improve learning conditions, instead it was used to line the pockets of a few.”<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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