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...

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