DBE fails to meet own annual infrastructure goals - robbing learners from accessing quality education
20 August 2019
Today in Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, the Department revealed that it has failed to meet its own annual infrastructure goals to upgrade dilapidated schools through its Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI). The project which is responsible for addressing the backlogs in the eradication of inappropriate school structures and the provision of basic services - is a complete failure and is robbing vulnerable learners from accessing a quality education.
The Department’s Fourth Quarter Performance Report for 2018/2019 indicates that:
- Of the target of 50 new schools to be built and completed, only 21 were completed;
- The target of 286 schools to be provided with sanitation facilities falls short by 62 schools; and