Education department is ‘deeply concerned’ after Klipspruit protest
The Gauteng education department has condemned disruptions at Klipspruit West high school, after residents hijacked a bus and set it alight during a protest on Thursday. The residents were protesting against the Gauteng department of education for its failure to hire a principal at the school‚ after they forcefully removed a black principal. "The Gauteng department of education is deeply concerned and disappointed at the violent protest that flared up this morning at Klipspruit West‚ despite the plea by MEC Panyaza Lesufi to the community to afford him an opportunity to finalise the appointment of the principal, and report on the way forward in due course‚" the department said in a statement.
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