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RECOVERED MATERIAL: Some of the textbooks which were dumped near a dam in Giyani, Limpopo.

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On Monday, a woman collecting firewood in the bushes near Nsami Dam in Giyani discovered piles of textbooks and exercise books dumped. Many of the books were still in a usable condition.

Police were called to the scene and they collected the books for safe keeping.

Police spokeswoman Lieutenant-Colonel Ronel Otto said they could not open a case against anyone as no case was reported.

"What we did was to treat the books as 'lost and found' items. It was only after the Limpopo department of education came and collected them from us that we gave the books up," she said.

It is believed a service provider was responsible for dumping the books in the bushes.

According to the provincial department spokesman, Pat Kgomo, the books were from the Department of Basic Education (DoBE) and were destined for schools in the area. He said, however, that it was still unknown why the books ended up in the bushes.

The dumping of the books happened while several schools were operating without textbooks and the DoBE is found wanting on the non-delivery of the books.

Two weeks ago, some of the books were discovered being shredded while others were being burnt at a site in Seshego near Polokwane. The provincial department has since stopped shredding the books and instituted an investigation into the burning of the books. Those that were recovered have been forwarded to community libraries while others would be given to schools with mini-libraries.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga this week called for the arrest of defaulting service providers.

Department spokesman Panyaza Lesufi's cellphones rang unanswered while that of Hope Mokgatlhe was on voicemail.

Meanwhile, the Congress of South African Students in Limpopo yesterday expressed its "utter disgust" at the injustice done to pupils in the province. - frankm@sowetan.co.za

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Fri May 24 10:37:46 SAST 2013 ::

Jul 4, 2012

malemaforpresident

another wrong focus Angie we dont want your investigation we want to see books in every school around the province now
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Jul 4, 2012

Nkasegobotsesephirise

Very boring case that seek to protect poor delivery by minister.
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Jul 4, 2012

Secretary

If people who did not study are in authority to the level of being the president these will be the results and we should not be supprised. We took a mo.nkey with two unequal heads from the bush and made it the President and expect nothing. H.ell nooooo,everything will be dragged to a bush.....
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Jul 4, 2012

MommaC

How many 'probes' does one issue need? Seriously, stop 'probing' like an obsessive compulsive proctologist and start DELIVERING
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Jul 4, 2012

sabza007

Its easy to find a service provider who committed this sabotage. The Department of education must check their invoice and demand signed delivery receipts from all the service providers that they have on their database. On top of that,each driver must be accompanied by police and education officials to the school(s) where they delivered to check if indeed the books were delivered. This is sabotage at its worst !
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Jul 4, 2012

Kgaoza606

I just wonder if Minister Angie has paid a visit herself to these neglected schools since this issue has been raised or if she's solving the matter from media, like many of our political leaders...
Wish our leaders can take lessons from Health Minister Aaron Motsoale, who is in constant interaction not only with the doctors, but nurses and their patients too...
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Jul 4, 2012

januswanus

Premier mathale and me masemola must be fired. People of limpopo are sleepy to even let this drag on. Let the March to premier office and demand he resigns. Hello shot mathale you stupidooo how do you even allow your name to be rubbished like this.
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Jul 4, 2012

mesip

@sabza007 + MommaC - 100% correct.
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Jul 4, 2012

BraSipho

Has the minister been to the schools? Does she even know where they are?
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Jul 4, 2012

dennilton1

why are teachers so quite? for the past 6 months what were they doing?, come on limpopo, if i ever hear renyako wela limpopo renyako wela limpopo i will silent you all.
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