The parents have children attending Attwell Madala High School, Enduku Junior Secondary, Dudumayo Senior Secondary and Mnceba Senior Secondary. In many cases, they have been fighting overcrowding in vain for the entire duration of their children’s schooling careers.
After years of being subjected to overcrowding, parents of pupils at four Eastern Cape schools went back to court to compel the provincial education department to produce a plan of action on how it will change the situation.
From a rural town to the big city and now the world . wide web that is, two siblings are looking forward to what the future holds after both graduate with their diploma in information technology for software development.
Pit latrines are a daily hazard at Eastern Cape schools. Flies buzz and the smell of excrement hangs over Mtakatye and Lwandile junior secondary schools in Ngqeleni in the Eastern Cape.