South Africa: Language wrangle holds up opening of R8m school

[Francis Hult]

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Language wrangle holds up opening of R8m school
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2008/05/08

THE newly-built multimillion rand public school in Gonubie has become
overgrown with grass and weeds as the provincial Department of
Education tries to sign up a principal. The empty building, finished
last year at a cost of R8.2million, is slowly becoming a "white
elephant" with little progress towards ensuring its opening next year.
Last year Mpangazita Ngwanya, the East London district director of
education, told the Dispatch the school would open early this year,
but later changed his statement when they were unable to appoint a
principal. But Patrick Monani, a councillor at Amathole District
Municipality, who serves on the education desk for the nearby
Mzamomhle township, says finding staff is not the only reason for the
delay. It was also due to conflicts within the communities of
Mzamomhle and adjacent Gonubie .

Full story:
http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=199288



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