The department of basic education says that bar a “few hiccups”, the nationwide schools feeding scheme is up and running. But teachers, parents and pupils have told civil society organisations this is not the case.
It said a structural interdict is required so that there is court supervision in future.
He said in some provinces, the target of feeding all pupils, not just those at school, had been achieved; in others, there were glitches that were being addressed. “I am not looking for an excuse, but the harsh reality is that the government does not have unlimited resources ... We could not put all our resources immediately and fully behind only the NSNP. We have also put in monitoring systems so that we can pick up any logistical problems on the ground and address situations as they arise in the daily running and operation of the programme,” he said.
In her affidavit, she said the department did not respond to the personal experiences of pupils about the devastating impact the suspension of the programme had had on them.“On June 23, we conducted an urgent investigation into what the position is on the ground by contacting a sample of schools, learners and parents. In short, it shows that the NSNP has not been rolled out to all qualifying learners in all grades.
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