The Gauteng department of education has painted a grim picture of the financial and operational strain facing schools and municipalities across the province over unpaid municipal debt.
In a media briefing on Sunday, MEC Lebogang Maile outlined the growing crisis linked to water and electricity provision at schools, while also raising concerns about the effectiveness of the provinces decentralisation model, which shifted responsibility for municipal payments to schools and governing bodies.
Heres what you need to know about the astronomical debt:
