Western and Northern Cape schools bear the brunt of vandals, absenteeism and drugs
A portfolio committee on basic education report paints a grim picture of struggling schools in these provinces
01 March 2022 - 16:41
Some pupils at Emang Mmogo Comprehensive School in Kimberley, Northern Cape, “bunk classes because they want to smoke dagga” and “they can’t be stopped for they have easy access of drugs from people in the nearby hostel”...
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