Write and Publish Your Opinion, Sporting or Local News on MyZA: CLICK HERE to Proceed

MyZA

News, Directory, Events and Other Stuff

You are here: Home / News / Schools Plagued by Vandalism and Theft

Schools Plagued by Vandalism and Theft

In the News Today: With the matric exams less than two weeks away, concern has been raised about the “poor state” of some Durban schools which have been impacted by vandalism, theft and lack of parental involvement.

Parents and opposition parties said that visits to some schools in the city had revealed facilities that were falling into a state of disrepair and not conducive to teaching and learning.

Some of these schools had performed poorly in the last matric examinations. The matric exams will begin on October 21.

The DA recently visited schools in the uMlazi District to assess the state of readiness ahead of the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) final examinations.

DA KwaZulu-Natal spokesperson for Education Sakhile Mngadi said last week they visited a school in…continue reading HERE.

Historical Events:The city of Pietermaritzburg played a crucial role during the Anglo-Zulu War and the Second Anglo-Boer War.

Category: Tag: ,

If you feel strongly about this article then feel free to send MyZA a ‘Letter to the Editor’ using the submission form below:

Letter to the Editor

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
If this is in response to an article please include that article title here or as the lead in for the first paragraph of your Letter below.

Separate tags with commas

Localise your letter by naming the city your words are about. Add relevant words describing your subject. Single comma separated words of no more than 5
Your Name(Required)
Your Name will be linked to the website below.
Your personal, business or social media web site
Choose NO to not set up a user account on MyZA. User Accounts will allow you to submit letters under your own Author Name

3 Latest Letters to the Editor:

  • December Grants Land 2-4 December – Plan the Long January Gap

    Dear Editor, December grants land early in the month — Older Persons on Wednesday 2 December, Disability on Thursday 3 December, and Children’s grants on Friday 4 December. That is good news for festive shopping, but it makes January the longest month of the year, and January is when school uniforms, stationery and transport money…

  • Foster Parents May Qualify for the R1,290 Foster Child Grant

    Dear Editor, I run SAGrant (sagrant.co.za), a free resource helping South Africans navigate SASSA grants. Many South Africans raising a foster child do not know the Foster Child Grant exists. It pays R1,290 a month — more than double the R580 Child Support Grant — and it is for children placed in your care by…

  • Name of sexual offender?

    Dear Editor 653 Years Imprisonment for 119 Counts of Sexual Offences Against Children Why is this person being protected by anonymity? He has been convicted and sentenced, so please release his identity. Regards LA Morton In Response to/From: 653 Years Imprisonment for 119 Counts of Sexual Offences Against Children

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Fun South African Fact: The oldest remains of modern humans were found in South Africa and are well over 160,000 years old.

  2. Bitter koud — very cold. An Afrikaans phrase meaning ‘bitter cold’, often used to describe the cold weather during winter.Example: “Oh, my gosh! It’s bitter koud outside!”