(a) Four (4) schools did not receive meals.
(b) 3108 Learners were affected.
(c) The reason for non-feeding was the delays in the finalisation of the NSNP BID process. The PED also delayed to issue appointment letters to the contracted service providers resulting in non-delivery of food items to schools.
(d) Officials from the Department of Basic Education visited a sample of schools in five districts viz: Umlazi, Ugu, Umgugundlovu, UMkhanyakude, Ilembe to assess the status of feeding and support NSNP implementation. A meeting was also held with senior management at the Provincial office to discuss a contingency plan to resume feeding in affected schools.