Zenzele Kuhlase
latest news & developmentsProtest march pays off for pupils in need of chairs
A PROTEST march paid off for children at Mayibuye High School in Mpumalanga when the education department gave them what they wanted – chairs. The pupils marched about 12km to…
School gates welded shut
MPUMALANGA education MEC, Craig Padayachee, failed to attend a meeting on Thursday to address the locking out of over 1 000 rural children from primary school. The children of…
Sit-in at MECs offices over school lock-out
POLICEMEN were chased away on Tuesday when they tried to force open gates that had been welded shut at a rural school near Nelspruit in Mpumalanga. Over 1 000 children have not…
From teacher to cruel torturer
Mpho Mavi* is a thin, timid boy with white sores that dimple his belly and back. The marks bear testimony to the torture he suffered, allegedly at the hands of his teacher, her…
School is a riot
Learners at many Mpumalanga township schools are resorting to boycotts and vandalism to express their concerns. In just the last four weeks, three high schools have embarked on…