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Some relief for Khayelitsha school. But sewage worries remain

Parents at Kuyasa primary want a permanent sewage fix

Parents at Kuyasa Primary in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, say the school needs a dedicated sewerage pipeline to separate it from the surrounding community’s system and prevent future incidents. Kuyasa’s SGB organised tar rubble to be poured inside the school premises after sewage was cleared. Photo: Velani Ludidi

Learning has resumed at Kuyasa Primary School in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, after being suspended for a few days in August because the grounds were soaked with sewage.
Parents protested, preventing the school from opening until the sewage overflow was attended to.
The City of Cape Town has said that blockages are regularly caused by inappropriate materials being disposed of in the system, including bricks, rubbish and paper.
To prevent similar incidents, the education…

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