Vandals and storms damage schools, says education department
15 Feb 2021
Children go back to school today (Monday), but 52 schools have been damaged by severe storms in recent weeks.
(Marco Longari/AFP)
Children go back to school today (Monday), but 52 schools have been damaged by severe storms in recent weeks.
Provincial departments have, however, made arrangements for learners at some of these schools to be accommodated in neighbouring schools. Others will be placed in mobile classrooms.
Fifty of the damaged schools are in the Eastern Cape, one is in Mpumalanga and another in the North West, according to a presentation on Sunday afternoon by basic education director general Mathanzima Mweli ahead of schools opening for the 2021 academic calendar on Monday.