Teachers and pupils in tears as land protesters gut their new school

Residents seeking to occupy vacant land along Freedom Way in Joe Slovo, Cape Town, are accused of petrol bombing Sinenjongo High School on Wednesday.Two schools and a municipal refuse truck were set alight in Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton, Cape Town, in protests believed to relate to land occupations, targeting vacant land along Freedom Way.

Pupils had placards which read: “The life of a black child matters”, “No place for arsonists in Joe Slovo”, “Stop destroying our schools”, and “Never back down #Sizofunda sipase [We’ll learn and pass]”. “I was called about 1am by night shift security guards informing me that the school was burning,” said Nopote. “When I arrived at 7.30am I was very hurt. The teachers and learners were crying. We didn’t get this school easily.”

“The department’s budget has just been slashed again, and other schools and areas have been waiting patiently for a long time to receive schools and halls. We will not prioritise schools that are destroyed over others that have been patiently waiting for facilities. This destruction must stop.”

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