The Freedom Park community near Eldorado Park wants authorities to explain the status of a piece of land called Southern Farm. The land was apparently earmarked for a number of community development projects such as RDP houses and rental flats but the development, according to irate residents, has stalled.We are told the mayor is stalling meetings with other stakeholders in government,” said Thabang Makhele, one of the leaders of the Freedom Park Shutdown Committee.
A Freedom Park resident who arrived in the area in 1999 said: “We are striking today because we see no progress in this area. Our children finish school but cannot find jobs. The rights that we were promised in 1994 are not materialising. How much longer should we wait?”Nothing happened between what the government promised and what they are delivering,” said 69-year-old Ephraim Mpofu from Freedom Park.Nothing, very little if anything, too little to meet migration and population growth needs.
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Lesufi vows to shut Eldorado Park school if classes don't resume on MondayGauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has promised to shut down Freedom Park Secondary School in Eldorado Park if normal schooling does not resume on Monday. Education has become too important a matter to be left in the hands of the education authorities only. Everyone must play a 'solutionist' role in a sick society like ours. Oakdale Secondary in Ennerdale has been effectively closed,but I have not heard or seen any movement from mec lesufi on the matter.
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Lesufi vows to shut Eldorado Park school if classes don't resume on MondayGauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has promised to shut down Freedom Park Secondary School in Eldorado Park if normal schooling does not resume on Monday. COSAS,teachers unions & SGB suppose to support & protect learners rights to education & peaceful learning environment for all!!!!! Lesufi has no clue. None at all. Why is this invalid in charge of something so precious? Vote right and we might get rid of that thing. How very paternalistic of Lesufi DBE_SA 🤔🤔🙄😲 Its not your school. Its not ur private property strongman equal_education SonkeTogether SAHRCommission
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Police officer injured as shots fired during visit to school spark chaoshe Johannesburg police are investigating a case of public violence after one police officer was slightly injured this morning when police were attacked by pupils at Freedom Park Secondary School YoliswaSobuwa YoliswaSobuwa What is this country really coming to?😕😕😕 YoliswaSobuwa Proudly South African.
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