The Infrastructure Development Committee in the legislature has resolved to call a meeting with the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development and Department of Education to come up with best possible solutions to problems being experienced by Nokuthula Special School in Lyndhurst.
This was after the committee recently visited the three-year-old facility for learners with special needs as part of its oversight responsibility.
“The committee views this as a serious inconvenience for parents and learners with special educational needs who now require to be transported to the school daily as compared to residing at the school’s boarding facility,” said the committee in a statement.
“During its oversight visit to the school, the committee was concerned to discover infrastructure deficiencies which might have been caused by poor workmanship. These include leaks on certain parts of the school’s roof, the collapse of some parts of the hall, geysers bursting, wrong delivery of furniture for stimulation classes, uneven tiles and cracked walls.”
The committee further raised concerns about some facilities at the school that remained unused at the R300-million institution.
“The Olympic-size swimming pool was not heated and as a result could not be used until the school sourced a private partnership that helped ensure that the pool is heated and can be used for its intended purpose.
“The committee is of the view that infrastructure delivered by the provincial government should become centres of excellence in the communities they serve and should not experience infrastructure deficiencies months or years after been handed over for the benefit of communities.”
