Education department committed to ridding Gauteng of asbestos schools

File: Research by Equal Education revealed that 29 schools in the province are entirely constructed of asbestos.JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Education reiterated its commitment to ridding the Gauteng province of asbestos schools on Tuesday.

That's following research by Equal Education which reveals that 29 schools in the province are entirely constructed of asbestos. "We have committed to alleviate all asbestos schools and wish to reiterate that we will do away with all asbestos schools and mobile schools by 2023," said department spokesperson Steve Mabona.

The department recently opened a newly-built school in Westbury and they have also outlined plans to unveil another newly-built school in Noordgesig, Soweto in the forthcoming weeks.A 2019 to 2024 roadmap was also discussed in a meeting on Friday [14 June] with government officials, stakeholders and the public.

The department also indicated that it is open to input from the public on how to combat the Gauteng asbestos issue.A highly heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral that can be woven into fabrics, and is used in brake linings and in fire-resistant and insulating materials.Asbestos materials have been used for insulation in buildings and in various products such as roofing materials, water supply lines and clutches, brake linings, gaskets and pads for automobiles.

Only now considering that, reactive Gorvement indeed

25 years. Still waiting. Must be apartheid.

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