More than 170 schools in Limpopo will be shut down because of low enrolment or poor infrastructure. Education MEC Dikeledi Magadzi told media that the department planned to merge 308 schools in the province. According to the SABC, the merge, which is expected to start in January 2014, will affect over 50 000 pupils. The South African Democratic Teacher’s Union (Sadtu) was unhappy with the way the decision was made and claimed they were not properly consulted during the process. “We were just called for an abrupt meeting where the MEC indicated her intention to merge the schools. Indeed it is not for the first time that we merge schools in Limpopo, but we must make sure that communities and local traditional authorities are consulted,” said spokesperson Matome Raphasha.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 01:52:23 +0000
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