Budget misalignment between the department of basic education and school requirements is being blamed for the growing number of schools being disconnected from electricity supplies after failing to pay their bills.
Ekurhuleni municipality has disconnected six schools, while 30 others in Tshwane have been left in the dark for failing to keep up with their municipal payments. At least 130 schools in Ekurhuleni have received notice letters of disconnection.
Muzonjani Sithole, a ward committee member in Ward 74 in KwaThema, said schools were increasingly struggling as financial allocations did not match the real cost of services.
