Basic Education deputy minister and MEC condemn torching of high school in KZN
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- 01 Nov 2022
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Kanye Kanye High School in Dumbe is believed to have been set alight by angry matric pupils after school management cancelled the matric dance, which was supposed to have taken place before the start of the exams.
Speaking to the Daily News during their visit to Ogwini High School in uMlazi to monitor the start of the matric exams, the officials slammed those who destroy public infrastructure when they have grievances. Mhaule said she had been made aware of the incident and the department strongly condemned the pupils or whoever set the school alight.
The deputy minister called on the public to protect schools. She added that the exams at the school were not affected by the incident because only two classrooms were torched.
Frazer called it thuggery but denied that pupils had torched the school. She said while her department was trying hard to ensure safety in schools, it was the communities themselves that should ensure schools were protected from thugs who wanted to derail the future of their children. Read More…
