Central SA
Schooling suspended in Qwaqwa─── 08:25 Mon, 17 Jan 2022
Due to heavy floods in Qwaqwa, Free State, the Provincial Education Department has suspended schooling.
The downpours have damaged a large part of Qwaqwa, limiting the movements of residents, including learners and teachers.
According to the spokesperson for the Education Department, Howard Ndaba, MEC Tate Makgoe, together with other stakeholders, will on Monday assess the situation and accordingly advise schools in Qwaqwa whether they will continue with the suspension.
The department says it took this decision to protect pupils, teachers, and non-teaching personnel at schools.
The department further urges learners, teachers, and parents to exercise extreme caution during these devastating floods.
OFM News/Tumelo Khotha
