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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: Protestors gathered outside BCM City Hall last week to demand the municipality to address the lack of housingPictures: MATTHEW FIELD
HOUSING
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Residents march on City Hall to demand housing

One day after a violent protest by WSU students erupted in the East London CBD, another protest marched its way to the City Hall with new demands. This march, led by community leader Schalk van der Sandt on Thursday April 22, was…

  • Matthew Field
LET US IN: Parents gathered outside John Bisseker Senior Secondary School in Pefferville on Monday to protest the exclusion of their childrenPicture: MATTHEW FIELD
JOHN BISSEKER SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
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‘Nobody will go to school’: Parents will burn tyres if children not admitted

Tensions continue to rise in Parkside, with protesters threatening to burn tyres and shut down schools in the area if their children were not admitted. On Monday February 16, concerned parents gathered outside John Bisseker Senior…

  • Matthew Field
EDUCATION

Parents threaten to shut down schools over enrollment controversy

Residents in Pefferville are threatening to “shut the gates” of local schools over what they allege is unfair exclusion of their children. Concerned parents, led by community leader Schalk van der Sandt, met outside Jaws Supermarket on…

  • Matthew Field