‘It’s not our mandate to build schools’: GDE deflects blame amid school placement crisis

Gauteng education department spokesperson Steve Mabona has pushed back against criticisms regarding the province's school placement crisis, saying it is not the department’s responsibility to build new schools.

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Dec 17, 2025 - 12:01
‘It’s not our mandate to build schools’: GDE deflects blame amid school placement crisis
Gauteng education department spokesperson Steve Mabona has pushed back against criticisms regarding the province's school placement crisis, saying it is not the department’s responsibility to build new schools.
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