FF Plus condemns EFF protest action at Danie Malan School and lays blame for it at the door of Lesufi and his Department of Education
8 March 2021
The FF Plus strongly condemns the protest action and locking of the school gates at the Danie Malan Primary School in the north of Pretoria by members of the EFF.
The EFF members are allegedly demanding that their children be enrolled at the school even though the school is already full. A few days ago, members of the EFF also protested, and demanded admission, in front of Akasia High School, of which the majority of learners is black.
The FF Plus considers these protest actions and demands for admission to be direct consequences of the fact that there are not enough schools in Pretoria North and the party will approach the Gauteng Department of Education to find out how it plans to solve the problem.
The Department, under the leadership of the MEC, Panyaza Lesufi, has been struggling to meet its infrastructure goals for quite some time now and as a result, school communities are pitted against each other. The blame for creating an environment of unrest around schools in Pretoria North must be laid at the door of Lesufi and his Department.