Msholozi learners and parents barricade Mpumalanga highway
Learners and parents of Boschrand Primary School in Msholozi are currently picketing on the R40 on-ramp to the town.
The scene on the R40 in Mpumalanga. Image: Mpumalanga News
Boschrand Primary School learners and parents are demanding that the department of education move the school’s mobile classrooms to what used to be Mama Esther’s Haven Centre, a place which they have earmarked for the school, Mpumalanga News reports.
On Monday, a neighbour, whose home was used as a pathway to the school, locked gates, blocking the entrance. This happened after several warnings for those attempting to enter the school to use alternative entrances.
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White River police are monitoring the situation. The R40 is now operating.
The department of education’s chief director in the Ehlanzeni circuit, Mfana Lushaba, has just arrived at the scene.
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