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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi.
COMPANIES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMMISSION

Service providers challenge Gauteng premier over missing tender records in R9bn school feeding scheme

In their letter to Panyaza Lesufi, service providers outline serious irregularities in the National School Nutrition Programme tender process

  • Umamah Bakharia
5 min read
Service providers have taken the Gauteng education department to court to halt the appointment of 49 new contractors, claiming that some companies have been deregistered, while others are not tax-compliant or are even non-existent. (Photo by Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
COMPANIES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMMISSION

Gauteng school nutrition tender faces legal battle over alleged corruption 

Service providers have taken the Gauteng education department to court to halt the appointment of 49 new contractors, claiming that some companies have been deregistered, while…

  • Umamah Bakharia
5 min read
Fifty-nine learners in Giyani were taken to hospital when they fell ill after eating food provided under their primary school’s nutrition programme as well as snacks. (Limpopo Health Department)
DZUMERI PRIMARY SCHOOL

59 learners in Giyani taken to hospital after eating food at school

The pupils fell ill after consuming a meal provided under the school’s nutrition programme and snacks

  • Aarti Bhana
2 min read
Social grants are by far the largest facet of South Africa’s social protection system in terms of the number of people covered, according to the World Bank
BASIC INCOME GRANT

SA one of the biggest spenders on social assistance globally — World Bank

Social grants are by far the largest facet of South Africa’s social protection system in terms of the number of people covered, according to the World Bank

  • Anathi Madubela
3 min read