Gauteng Education Department dispels false claims about hunger at schools [SOUND]

# The Gauteng Department of Education says it is concerned about the misleading story published by a national publication, titled “Hunger Stalks Gauteng Pupils”. The matter relates to one service provider operating under the National School Nutrition Programme in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says it became aware on Wednesday that one service provider refused to accept a newly allocated delivery schedule and consequently failed to deliver food to nine schools in Tembisa and Ivory Park: