Last year, the department came under scrutiny over allegations of the closure of two schools over issues of dilapidated infrastructure. This, after the EFF Provincial Secretary in the North West, P.
Protests over water shortages in the Ngaka Modiri Molema district municipality in the North West led to disruptions at five schools on the first day of the new academic year.
According to North West Education spokesperson, Elias Malindi, a group of people who were allegedly protesting water shortages in the area, disrupted proceedings in the Ngotoane Secondary, Messega .
The MEC for Education, Viola Motsumi, emphasised that "it's all systems go" for the first day of school. This after stating that the delivery of stationery and text books is currently at 99%, with .