Theft rife at schools

03 June 2015 - 02:02
By Nashira Davids

Burglary is escalating at schools around South Africa, with food, copper wiring and even books being in high demand. Vandalism has also been on the increase.In the Western Cape more than R10-million was spent in the last financial year to repair schools, and the province has increased the emergency maintenance fund to R20-million in the 2015/2016 financial year.

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