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My son will now get education 2km away, says relieved Tembisa mom

Boy placed 60km from home can now walk to a Tembisa school

Mpho Koka Journalist

The 13-year-old learner who was erroneously placed at a school 60km away from his home has finally found a school a walking distance from his home. 

For days Angel Mphambo, 34, visited the department of education offices in Ekurhuleni to plead with officials to place her son in a suitable school in Tembisa. She also protested at a local school fighting for her son to be placed...

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