Teachers did not work at the Zanemfundo Primary School on Friday, March 14, and instead went to the offices of the Western Cape Education Department in the Mitchells plain to perform security concerns. Photo: Sandiso Faliso.
More than two weeks since armed men, Phillipi’s east of Zanemfundo Primary School was a protection fee for the protection of teachers, and the police had little progress in the investigation and the suspects were not arrested.
The incident took place on February 28. Teachers’ salaries were reported to pay 10% by March 14. He was very afraid to go to work on Friday, teachers and security concerns went to the district representations of the Educational Department of the Mitchells plain. Classes canceled.
The incident was reported to the South African Police Service (Saps), but it was reported to be seen less to investigate the problem. A teacher in the school is known to them and the community, said that the police did not act.
This week teachers are accompanied by police officers to school. Western Cape Education Department spokesman Brongh Hammond said that private security company was placed at the school and was set to patrol the area around schools.
“Not safe. I’m extremely dangerous,” said a teacher, these batches are dressed in school weapons.
He said he had not returned to work since February 28 and would not return until he feels safe.
Similar events were reported to be in another five schools in Nyanga, Philippi and Samora Machel. “We can’t talk about it, because it contains the lives of people. This is a very serious situation and we cannot risk speaking to the media,” he said in one of the schools.
Hammond directed the questions about these alleged events in questions.
Sapsapaps SapsPranson Folonsel Andrè Traut, the usurpation was in several schools and these events were reportedly investigated, but we cannot disclose the names of schools or complainants in terms of privacy and security. “
