According to the North West department of education, the principal of Ramaine -A- Phetlhu Secondary School received a call from a resident at about 8pm alerting him about the fire. YoliswaSobuwa
"Two classrooms are badly damaged while one is moderately burnt. The damage includes all the classroom furniture and part of the roof. Fire department was called at once to quench the fire and police were informed to come to the school to confirm the damage caused," Malindi said.
North West education MEC Mmaphefo Matsemela appealed to the community to assist in identifying the culprit as this was setback to the remainder of the academic year for learners."I am making an appeal to the community of Magogoe Koikoi to please assist us in identifying the culprits to this damage. This is a setback to an already compromised academic year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The department is tirelessly working on phasing in of other Grades and this kind of setback is gravely unacceptable", Matsemela said. Alternative classrooms will be made available.
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