ANC closes schools country-wide as it heads to Western Cape High court
After closing thousands of schools country-wide, the ANC (in the guise of its front organisation ‘Save our Schools') heads to court tomorrow to stop Western Cape learners from being enrolled in better education environments.
The so-called "Save our Schools" campaign responsible for the review application is fronted by Magnus de Jongh.
Not many people are aware that Magnus de Jongh has long been affiliated to ANC Western Cape chair Marius Fransman. De Jongh first worked as an ANC Youth league leader and ANC strategist, then as a spokesperson for Fransman during his time as Housing MEC, and now as a spokesperson for Fransman at "Save our Schools" events.
The ANC's record on school closures makes this court application one of the biggest acts of hypocrisy South Africans are likely to see.
The DA governed Western Cape government is closing 17 schools that are either consistently under-performing, or are subject to low learner enrolment and multi-grade classrooms. Meanwhile, in the Eastern Cape, the ANC is closing down 310 schools. Unlike in the Western Cape where 49 new schools have been built with 26 new and 46 replacement schools in the pipeline, the Eastern Cape schools are being closed due to the meltdown of the education system there.