Dramatic start to academic year

In Alexandra, some parents whose children had not been placed at Marlboro Gardens Primary camped outside the school expressing frustration at being sent from pillar to post. Lindokuhle Hadebe said their children were rejected by the school and referred back to the district.

Elsewhere in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, parents stopped their children from attending classes, complaining about unsafe classrooms. The SGB claimed that the department of education took funds meant for the rebuilding of the oldest school to refurbish another local school which was damaged by a storm a year ago.

"It's not only unsafe for the children but the teachers too because all parts of the buildings are falling apart," said deputy chairperson of the SGB, Sipho Nkambule.

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