R1.45 billion spent on temporary classrooms and toilets in South Africa instead of building schools

• R1.45 billion was spent on temporary classrooms and toilets in South Africa instead of building schools, with the Gauteng Department of Education acknowledging that the funds could have funded around eight to ten permanent schools.
• The Gauteng Department of Education has spent R1.452 billion on temporary mobile classrooms and ablution facilities over five years, with 3,336 mobile classrooms currently in use and 245 schools identified as high-risk for violence.
• The Democratic Alliance has demanded that the Gauteng Education MEC, Lebogang Maile, disclose more information on the expenditure, including the unit price paid for each type of mobile classroom and the specifications of the units supplied.