Safety fears over new Shakawe SSS

The MoESD principal public relations officer (PRO) Oarabile Phefo said the school could have opened some weeks back but the building had defects, as brick force was not used when erecting it.  "Now the report is long overdue because after discovering the fault on the walls the Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology went ahead to check other components like the floor, and if the entire structure is declared unsafe we will place the students in other schools," he said.  Already, the students are behind with their studies because the rest of the students who progressed to senior secondary education reported on February 7.

Those admitted to Shakawe Senior Secondary School were scheduled to report this month on a date to be announced. Now, they are faced with two challenges: they are behind schedule and unsure whether there will be places for them as local senior schools are congested.