A total of 72 schools have been broken into in Mpumalanga since the start of the national lockdown, the province's education department revcealed on Saturday.
A total of 72 schools have been burgled in Mpumalanga since the start of the lockdown. File photo.A total of 72 schools have been broken into in Mpumalanga since the start of the national lockdown, the province's education department revealed on Saturday.
It said that two districts — Nkangala and Gert Sibande — had each recorded 28 school burglaries, with seven schools being burgled in Bohlabela District and nine in Ehlanzeni. The department called for anyone with information on the burglaries or the perpetrators to inform law enforcement agencies or contact the nearest police station.
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