Kaya 959 Point of View with Phemelo Motene

Gauteng Education dpt accused of registering pupils in non-existent school

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Some parents in Soshanguve are up in arms, claiming the Gauteng Education Department has enrolled their children in an unregistered school. They've told Kaya News that the Department went as far as communicating the uniform requirements at Klipfontein Secondary School. The angry parents say when the academic year began, they were taken to an open field where they were promised mobile classrooms as temporary measure - but nothing has come of that. Phemelo speaks to Kaya News reporter Pitso Molemane and a parent at the school, Joyce Njoku..
24 Mar 2025 4PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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