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Podcast: The Daily Discourse
Episode: UPDATE: Basic Education Employment Initiative disbursement
Description: Last month (17 September 2024), we highlighted the issue of funding employment initiatives - particularly in the teaching sector. A civil society organization wrote a letter to the Department of Labour on the status of teaching assistants, the impact the employment initiative has had for young people wanting to part of the basic education system and if there will be funding provided for the next recruitment for Basic Education Employment Initiative. Earlier this year, Minister Enoch Godongwana announced the extension of R7.4 billion for the Presidential Employment Initiative in the medium-term. If this disbursement is not released, the Department of Basic...