JOHANNESBURG - Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube says her department will be reviewing the National School Nutrition Programme.
This in an effort to ensure there are no irregularities and that pupils get quality food.
Shortly after she took office, Gwarube put the school feeding scheme contract, worth almost R10 billion, on hold.
"Since I have been in office, I have been in the process of reviewing the national school nutrition programme and also seeing how it is administered," she said.
Gwarube slammed the spending of funds allocated for the nutrition programme on anything other than its purpose.
Recent allegations of corruption in KZN have also made front-page news.
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The minister argues that it cannot be that there should be no scenario where children are not school nutrition.
"You cannot educate a hungry child. It is for these reasons that I am keeping a close eye on the investigations. Because whatever the investigations reveal, it can not be that those children are affected by a lack of delivery," Gwarube said.