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In Conversation With Michael Waters DA Gauteng E Government Spokesperson

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Only 260 public schools out of 2059 are connected to the Gauteng Broadband Network (GBN), leaving millions of learners isolated from the internet and creating a new lost generation.

This was revealed in replies to questions asked by the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) to the MEC of Education, Matome Chiloane and the MEC of e-Government, Bonginkosi Dhlamini.
Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s government is denying our children access to information and digital skills by not connecting the internet to schools. The DA Gauteng demands that Premier Lesufi’s intervention ensures faster connectivity to the GBN.
The 260 schools were connected over the past five financial years. This means that if the current snail’s pace of connectivity were to continue, it would take an additional 34 years to connect all the existing public schools in Gauteng.
15 Jul 2025 English South Africa Entertainment News · Music Interviews

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