Gauteng premier David Makhura has warned criminals targeting new schools that their days are numbered. He was addressing residents of Soweto’s Braamfischerville during the opening of the multimillion state-of-the-art R83m Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela Primary School. "I declare war against criminals and also declare war on the destruction of our properties. Why are we allowing them (criminals) to destroy the future of this country? It is an organised syndicate that target our schools." Makhura promised that more than 40‚000 pupils waiting to be placed in schools would be in classrooms soon. "All those 40‚000 learners who are not placed will be placed. Parents prefer a particular school of their choice for their children. We want to work with parents‚ teachers’ organisations‚ SGBs (school governing bodies) to place those pupils‚" he said. Nomzamo (Winnie) Madikizela-Mandela could not attend the event, but it was said she would visit the school soon. Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi promised...
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