During violence and looting last month, Edenpark Secondary School in Alberton, Johannesburg, had one of its mobile classrooms torched.
Acting principal Sophie Mogable said the school was often broken into by opportunistic elements.
“We have fallen victim to burglaries in the past. One container class was burnt down and the electric wires were stolen. Sometimes the community mobilises and stops the action,” Mogable said.Mogable was speaking as parliament's p The basic education department earlier told MPs the protests and looting affected 137 schools and offices in KwaZulu-Natal, with one school in Pinetown, west of Durban, burnt to the ground.Damage included the loss of electrical wiring, admin blocks, doors, roofs, ceilings, ablution facilities and sanitary fittings.
She said the damage affected mostly the feeding areas because when there’s no electricity lessons are cancelled because no feeding takes place for the day.“Before this recent burglary, we had one in 2018. They came in at night and took everything. Laptops were stolen and smart boards were lifted. They even had an opportunity to grind the main door, we now have a strong room and it’s helpful. Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said the government was committed to fixing the schools.
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