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|February 19, 2026
OUT OF BECAUSE OF UNPAID BILLS
SEVERAL schools in the eThekwini Municipality have had their water and electricity services disconnected due to unpaid bills.
The latest school to have its teaching disrupted was Assegai Primary School in Wentworth, when the water supply was disconnected on Saturday.
Andre de Bruin, chairperson of the school's governing body (SGB), said Jojo storage tanks now being used in the interim to flush toilets.
He said they went to the Durban Department of Education (DoE) head office on Tuesday, but it was closed.
He said that there was confusion within the municipality about Section 20 and Section 21 schools, and that Assegai was a Section 20(C) school, which meant the DoE was responsible for all its bills.
Section 21: Schools receive their per-learner funding directly into their own bank accounts. They have the power to manage their own finances.
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