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The protesters, who had been illegally occupying land in Khayelitsha, caused chaos on the N2 in Cape Town, demanding responses from Cape Town.
Golden Arrow Bus on fire during protests in and around Khayelitsha. Image: @ thobelawem / Twitter
CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape Department of Education said Thursday that it still did not know the extent of the impact on some enrollees who were caught in traffic in Khayelitsha as a result of road closures caused by protesting land invaders. .
The protesters, who had been illegally occupying land in Khayelitsha, caused chaos on the N2 in Cape Town, demanding responses from Cape Town.
Buses and a truck caught fire.
They felt that the municipality and Parliament were neglecting them in their demands for water, adequate toilets, electricity; and the end of the injunctions against their settlements.
However, the Education Department said it had received calls from some schools that morning indicating that students were late for exams and therefore had to come up with a plan.
Bronagh Hammond from the department said: “We got calls from principals to say the students were stranded and late. We had to try to accommodate them where we could. We told the schools that they could accommodate a start time of 10 a.m.
Hammond said they were also making more plans in case there were enrollees who couldn’t write their papers on Thursday.
“Of course, we are collaborating with the DBE on the possibility of a supporting document. This can only be discussed further once we know the numbers of those affected.
Meanwhile, authorities were said to be monitoring the area.
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