This is according to the Gauteng MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi. The collapsed bridge, which claimed the lives of four learners and left scores injured at the beginning of the year, raised alarms about the school’s ageing infrastructure and the lack of safety in schools. The tragedy struck the school in the morning after learners left the assembly hall to return to their classes.

Following the incident, Lesufi announced that his department will attend to refurbishments much needed at the schools and that infrastructure maintenance in schools will be amongst some of the issues on top of his list of priorities. Yesterday, he tweeted photos of the restorations underway at the high school in Vanderbijlpark and confirmed all is on track.

The restoration of the bridge that collapsed at #DriehoekHoërskool is on track pic.twitter.com/h035l0S4B1

— Panyaza Lesufi (@Lesufi) April 8, 2019

Meanwhile, the department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, is yet to respond to OFM News’ set of questions regarding infrastructure maintenance and when the restoration process at Driehoek Hoërskool is expected to reach completion.

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