Mpumalanga school looted‚ torched

27 March 2017 - 20:28 By Neo Goba
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Lamulelani High School was torched between the night of 25 and 26 March.
Lamulelani High School was torched between the night of 25 and 26 March.
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Mpumalanga law enforcement officials are appealing for information on the torching of Lamulelani High School in Madras near Hazyview.

It is alleged that an unknown number of suspects broke into the administration block of Lamulelani High School between the night of 25 and 26 March‚" said a statement issued by the police on Monday.

"They then took all the tools‚ food as well as other valuable items before burning the whole administration block as well as eight classes."

The police added that the damage was only seen on Sunday at around 11am by community members herding cattle.

According to the police‚ this is the second school in Madras which has been torched within a month.

The first was the Bakutsoe High School‚ which was set alight on March 15 during a service delivery protest.

- TMG Digital

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