08 Feb

Paying school fees 'not a priority' as parents struggle in wake of Covid-19

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Pre-schools desire playground equipment, while primary and high schools identified computers or technology as a priority spend.

There is a costly challenge that towers above the rest of the challenges faced by South African schools - a lack of collecting school fees, according to Michelle Dickens, managing director of TPN Credit Bureau.

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