Teachers at Eqinisweni Secondary School outside Tembisa, north of Johannesburg, have downed tools, complaining about structural defects at their school which pose a danger to their lives. YoliswaSobuwa
According to the structural assessment report dated June 18 addressed to the district director, the outer skin of the double brick wall collapsed one of the gabble.
"Wall tiles to connect the gabble to the inner wall were not used. There are signs that the other gabble walls will fall in the same way. There are several portions with lose bricks or some have fallen off. Expansion joint sealant is warn and water seepage through the expansion joints is damaging the concrete at expansion joint interfaces and cracks have formed along the expansion joint concrete," read the report.
The engineers recommended that urgent response was required in cleaning up the debris of the collapse wall and that the area should remain barricaded. Speaking on behalf of pupils, Mpho Soarathle, said:"The district only cares about marks and attendance stats whereas we attend classes in dangerously cracked buildings. The district [however] declared the other part of the building safe... We cannot worry about being infected by Covid-19 and also having classes falling on us."
Gauteng education spokesperson Steve Mabona said:"The process to appoint the contractor is at an advanced stage. We are also finalising the process to accommodate the school at an identified neighbouring school accordingly."
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