KWAZULU-NATAL GOVERNMENT EMBARKS ON AN OVERSIGHT AND MONITORING OF NATIONAL SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMME
The Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Nomusa Dube-Ncube will on Tuesday, 02 May 2023 lead Members of the Executive Council (MECs) on oversight visits to monitor the rollout of the National School Nutrition Programme.
The visit will assess the state of readiness in the implementation of the feeding programme as thousands of learners return to school tomorrow after the extended weekend.
The National School Nutrition Programme was cast into the spotlight over three weeks ago due to challenges of inadequate food supply in some of the schools in the province.
Government has developed a monitoring and reporting tool which will be used by the teams on the ground to collate and feed information to a central point in real time, to ensure quick analysis of the situation and rapid interventions where necessary.
Premier Dube-Ncube will visit schools under Pinetown District, the Leader of Government Business and MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Siboniso Duma will visit schools under Umgungundlovu District and MEC for Education Mbali Frazer will visit schools under uThukela District.
All MECs have been deployed to monitor schools where they are designated as District Political Champions.
