P10m In School Fees Spent On Ex-Mine workers

Thato Kwerepe PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
Thato Kwerepe PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

Government has spent over P10 million in school fees for the children of former BCL employees who attend private schools following the closure of the mine in 2016.

Following the mine closure, the government undertook to pay school fees for the children of the former BCL Mine employees in private schools.

This was to last until the end of 2017, before the children could be moved to public schools as part of a number of initiatives government undertook to assist former mineworkers.

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