Tue May 21 12:14:38 SAST 2013
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'We are forced to walk 2km when nature calls'

May 11, 2012 | Alex Matlala Limpopo Reporter | 58 comments

School pupils fume over toilets (and textbooks)

BETTER SCHOOLS FOR ALL: Napscom Secondary School pupils voice their anger PHOTO: ALEX MATLALA

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MORE than 900 pupils who attend Napscom Secondary School in Tickeyline village outside Tzaneen, Limpopo, boycotted lessons yesterday to complain about the school's toilets that have been dysfunctional for about a month.

The pupils are said to have prevented teachers from entering classrooms and told them there would be no teaching and learning until all the toilets were functional.

The schoolgoers also voiced their displeasure over a shortage of textbooks.

"Because of the current situation most of us are forced to walk about 2km to the Maake Plaza in order to respond to the call of nature," a Grade 12 pupil, Fridah Maake, said.

Yesterday Maake also said more often than not, when they return from the plaza they have automatically lost out on two sessions of the school day.

Pupils claim they are forced to buy stationery since the school has failed to supply them with it.

Speaking on behalf of school management Thomo Kgomo said problems at the school began when thugs stole the electric cables of a borehole that supplied the school's toilets with water.

"We are depending on municipal water tankers, that we share with the local community," he said.

The spokesman for the provincial department of education, Pat Kgomo, said the matter was receiving attention.

He said the department had undertaken to send a team of inspectors to the school to investigate the problem.

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May 11, 2012

Harved1986

Wish Namane Dickson Masemola (MEC) and Morebudi Jackson (HOD) can respond to this
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May 11, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Why would you call an area "Tic.keyline vil.lage" how moroniic is that? Anyway Pat Kgomo in Limpopo everything is receiving attension from the media only Sir, what did the pe.ople in that area do to your lea.dership for them to receive this kind of treat.ment and se.rvice?
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May 11, 2012

Pointman

Kids being let down again. Surely electrical cables can be replaced in a day.
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May 11, 2012

CheeseBoy

the people deserve the thieves they voted into power. thats what you wanted when you where in that voting booth. thats what you get. deal with it. Tell your parents who are of voting age to wake the fcuk up next time when they are in that voting booth.
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May 11, 2012

kadotch

that's why our nation produce so many thugs and rapists! mzansi ke bosepa fela.
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May 11, 2012

Papage

What are couclilors doing in their offices, do they know how to serve communities? What is happening Mr President?
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May 11, 2012

PDreamz

2km for toilet with a running stomach? SA is failing our future leaders yet again. I think its time we appeal to all thieves to target relevant ppl like zuma and them cronies they must stay away from schools
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May 11, 2012

cornelius

If this had happened in the Western Cape, Tony Ehrenreich would have shouted about DA marginalising bl.ack communities. Where are you Tony ? Tony ?
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May 11, 2012

BaleliM

Can the people the always support ANC on this forum please explain where the service delivery is if students have to miss school to walk 2km to the nearest toilet.
Wrong people are given positions because of who they know and budgets go into deficit and yet nothing is done for the community.
SAD state of affairs
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May 11, 2012

19851014

And you will still be voting. How to vote guys? since i never waisted my time voting for a mafia.
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