Payment of September stipends for some education assistants to be delayed

The departments of Basic Education and Employment and Labour have announced a delay in the payment of September stipends for some education assistants. 

Both departments confirmed that the delay affects assistants employed at schools that are not directly funded through National Treasury allocations. 

The delay stems from challenges related to the verification and submission of required documents from the schools to the funder.

Both the Basic Education and Employment and Labour departments have clarified that the payment delay does not impact assistants whose schools are funded directly by the National Treasury. 

The departments said urgent measures are being taken to resolve the documentation issues, and affected assistants can expect their payments in due course.

District and provincial teams have been deployed to assist with specific queries, and the departments reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring all assistants are paid without further delay.