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ICYMI Some flood survivors in and around Durban are facing an uphill battle ahead of the 2023 academic year, after they were relocated out of the areas where their children originally went to school.

, after they were relocated out of the areas where their children originally went to school.

They were initially in community halls following April floods and were relocated by the provincial government to alternative accommodation.Coastal schools open on the 18th of this month.She says she cannot afford school fees in her new location. “My child is Vuyani Gumede. He was attending Mtapo High school in Lindelani area he was doing Grade 8. So, this year, he is supposed to be doing Grade 9. My problem at the moment is I don’t know which school he will be attending since we are here in Reservoir Hill. He used to walk to school from Ntuzuma to Lindelani. Right now, I don’t know what is going to happen as far as my child’s education is concerned.”“I’m also worried the schools will be opening next week.

Xoliswa Tshazi, a mother of two high school children, says they have not yet been able to buy school uniforms because they do not know which schools will accept their children. “I have two kids that are supposed to be going to school. One was attending Senzesihle doing Grade 7. Now, she is supposed to be going to Grade 8 in high school. I don’t know where to take her. I can’t even buy school uniforms. We can’t even prepare our children. We are just hopeless. We are worried. As parents, we appeal to government to assist us ensure our kids are placed in schools. Another thing is schools around here are expensive and one needs learner transport as well.

 

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