Toilets in fields, bees, bars: it’s just another day in an Eastern Cape school

After visiting 198 schools in the province, its portfolio committee has released a shocking report

29 March 2022 - 20:31

Window panes damaged by birds, swarms of bees in classrooms, graves and a funeral parlour on school premises...

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