WC Education Budget Criticised for Falling Short on Key Priorities

The Western Cape’s R33.2-billion education budget for 2025 has drawn sharp criticism from education advocacy groups and opposition parties, who say it fails to adequately tackle longstanding challenges in the province’s schooling system. Education MEC David Maynier tabled the budget on Monday, 7 April, reflecting a 5.9% increase from the previous year. Key allocations include: R322.3 million for the BackOnTrack programme to improve learning outcomes R2.8 billion for school infrastructure […]