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JOHANNESBURG – Fiscal constraints in the country have led to significant government spending cuts.
The Basic Education sector has not been spared and thousands of teaching jobs may be lost.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana detailed cost-cutting measures in his Budget Speech earlier this year.
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Treasury instructed departments to reduce spending as part of cost containment measures.
The education sector is now feeling the pinch of the austerity measures.
Some provinces plan to cut thousands of teaching jobs due to the budget cuts.
The DA is calling for a spending review that will reprioritise spending and reduce wasteful expenditure.