Abahlinzeki bohlelo lokuphakela izikole KwaZulu-Natal banxusa uMnyango wezeMfundo esifundazweni ukuthi wenze ngcono izinhlelo zokukhokha. Bakhungathekiswe ukubambezeleka kokukhokha ama-invoyisi abo.
Esitatimendeni sangeSonto, i-KZN Education iqinisekise abahlinzeka ngemisebenzi ukuthi yonke imali ekhokhiwe bekumele ibonakale ngoLwesibili.
UMnuz Thabang Mncwabe weNational School Nutrition Programme Service Providers Association uthi ezinye izinkokhelo zibonakale ngoLwesithathu, ngaphandle kwabaphakeli abasebenzisa ibhange IThala elinenkinga.
Uthi ukushoda kwemali ngesikhathi kubeka abahlinzeki bezinsiza enkingeni yezimali – okubenza bangakwazi ukuhlinzeka ngokudla ezikoleni.
“Asithole isixazululo solunye uhlelo oluzobhekana ngqo nalolu hlelo, noma sibuyele endleleni yabo yakudala eyayisetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokuphatha kwehhovisi lesikhathi esedlule, lapho abahlinzeki bethu bekhokhelwa okungenani kathathu ngenyanga.
“Kwakunohlelo olwalwenziwe olwaluqala ngomhlaka-15, 25, [kanye] nangosuku lokugcina enyangeni. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uma singakhokhelwanga zingama-15, unesiqiniseko sokuthi uzohola ngomhlaka-25. noma unesiqiniseko sokuthi uzohola ngomhlaka-30,” kusho uMncwabe.