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EFF calls for removal of Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi
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The EFF has called for the removal of Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi following allegations he attempted to meddle in tender processes at his department.
The City Press reported on Sunday that Lusufi had been recorded in a meeting appearing to promise to fix tender issues experienced by certain people. The meeting where the recording took place was held in Tshwane, the newspaper said.
The EFF has now called for his removal as MEC saying he had behaved in a thuggish manner. As the EFF we are not surprised by the thuggery of Panyaza Lusufi, who behaves like a cowboy every time there are matters confronting basic education sector in Gauteng - yet fundamentally resolves nothing, the party said on Sunday.
MEC Lesufi rejects reports of a ‘secret tender meeting’ Citizen Reporter
Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi. Picture: Neil McCartney Lesufi says the sole intention of the voice recording being circulated is to tarnish his reputation and create a perception at the very least, of bias towards specific people and their companies.
City Press on Sunday reported that they heard a recording of a meeting in which Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi told his team that, as an MEC, he had to ensure that people are satisfied at all costs. The meeting is said to have centred around department tenders.
According to the publication, Lesufi said the following in the recording: “As comrades, I’m telling you that, if I have to assist you to make business with the departmen
Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is encouraging parents and communities to be an active part of School Governing Bodies -@GautengProvince, Twitter
Through SGBs, parents, principals and teachers together can establish new approaches to encourage joint efforts to improve learners education, writes Panyaza Lesufi.
Because of the rapid advance of standards and accountability in schools, there is a growing need to engage families and communities as partners. Townships, suburbs and their communities are seldom able to stay healthy without good schools.
Schools are, and should always be, active partners with parents and communities through democratic School Governing Bodies (SGBs).
Parents, teachers and learners are an important part of the process of improving schools, as is giving SGBs an effective voice in decision-making in the schools.
Thousands of Gauteng girls left without pads as R83m budget for dignity packs goes to food parcels
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Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Social Developmentâs decision to reprioritise R83 million from dignity packs to food parcels during its special adjustment budget has reportedly left thousands of underprivileged school learners stranded.
The departmentâs reprioritised millions were directed to food parcels during its special adjustment budget for the 2020/21 financial year. This came as a result of the hard lockdown which had a devastating impact on a number of residents of Gauteng.
Last year, the department assured the public that pupils would still receive their supplies. The department said in quarter one 37 387 dignity packs were delivered to grades that were available in schools and more grades would be provided with dignity packs upon their return to school.