Vergenoegd Primary School in Delft has been without electricity since February 2024 after its bursar's office failed to pay Eskom since August 2023.While the school managed to raise R20,500 and paid it to Eskom, the power utility says it is not enough to cover the shortfall needed to reconnect power.
Vergenoegd Primary is a non-fee paying school, which means it is allocated money by the Western Cape Education Department . But the school is responsible for using that money, including ordering stationery and textbooks, paying water and electricity accounts and undertaking maintenance.Despite attempts to make payment arrangements with Eskom, a teacher who asked not to be named, says the power utility has been unwilling to assist the school.
On 9 March, the school held a food fair on its premises to raise emergency funds to pay their outstanding bill. They raised about R20,500. It was apparently paid to Eskom the next week. He said the school is still investigating why its bursar's office had failed to pay the power utility. Hammond said that in the last two years, the WCED has assisted the school with nearly R480,000 to pay its outstanding municipal debt.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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