Many schools that were already chronically under-equipped before the looting have been damaged
As primary schools reopen full-time on Monday for the first time since March 2020, education authorities are counting the costs of July’s unrest, with 129 schools in KwaZulu-Natal damaged in the looting spree.
Of the 129 schools, three lost entire classrooms due to fire. Gauteng has also reported 43 schools vandalised since the start of 2021...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.
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