Nearly 180 special needs pupils in Eastern Cape forced to stay home as school is ‘unfit’ to house them
Parents complain about broken toilets, electricity and water issues, a lack of scholar transport and unsupervised disabled children seemingly being left to fend for themselves at the school
25 February 2024 - 21:13
At least 177 children with special needs in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape have been forced to stay home since November due to the poor state of their school...
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