Kulindeleke isiqabu kumawaka-waka abafundi baseMpuma Koloni abathe bashiyeka bebambe ongezantsi ekuqaleni konyaka omtsha wesikolo ngenxa yokuthotywa kohlahlo lwabiwo-mali yenkqubo yezothutho ebifuneka ngamandla.
NgoMvulo, emva koqhanqalazo oluninzi lwabahlali, iBhunga lesiGqeba leMpuma Koloni liphumeze isicelo “somnyinyiva wohlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwethutyana” lwe-R90.37 yezigidi zeerandi.
UNdlunkulu iBhisho ithe oku kuya kwenza ukuba iSebe lezoThutho ephondweni libonelele ngeenkonzo zothutho lwabafundi kulo nyaka umiyo wokufunda, kuquka nokuhlawulwa kwemali eyongezelelekileyo efikelela kwi-R11 yezigidi zeerandi.
Bamalunga nama-40,000 abafundi kwiphondo liphela abanyanzeleke ukuba bahambe imigama emide xa besiya esikolweni ngenxa yokucuthwa kohlahlo lwabiwo-mali lothutho lwabafundi.
“Uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali olongezelelweyo luzisa ngaphezu kwe-R1 bhiliyoni yotyalo-mali lukarhulumente wephondo kule nkqubo ejolise ekuphuculeni ukufikelela kwimfundo kumawaka abafundi ingakumbi abakwiindawo ezihluphekayo ezisemaphandleni.
“Ukwaleka, i-EXCO iphumeze okwethutyana ukwandiswa kwale nkonzo ukusuka ku-90 917 ukuya kwi-103 000 yabafundi,” sitshilo isithethi sikarhulumente uKhuselwa Rantjie.
Ngokuka-Rantjie kucingelwa ukuba uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali olongezelelweyo luya kufuna ukubekwa phambili kulawulo lwephondo lonke.
“Uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali oluvunyiweyo luya kuqinisekisa ukuba iprogram ihlala isebenza kwaye ixhaswa ngemali eyaneleyo, ivumela ukufikelela okuqhubekayo kwimfundo kumawaka abafundi ngokuxhomekeke kule nkonzo”.
ISigqeba seSigqeba sikwayalele omabini iSebe lezoThutho neMfundo ukuba achonge imifuziselo yenkxaso-mali ezinzileyo kunye nohlalutyo lweendleko nenzuzo enxulumene nabafundi abahamba ngemoto.