Mr Johan Duvenhage says alcohol and drug abuse is a regular occurrence at the institution where some teachers haven’t been paid for four months.<\/p>\n
He further alleges that the school’s self appointed \u201cDirector\u201d Mr Joseph Sebotse, deduct UIF and tax from teachers, but fail to pay it to the authorities.<\/p>\n
Mr Duvenhage says foreign, unqualified teachers, are appointed by Mr Sebotse in order for him to pay salaries below departmental benchmarks.<\/p>\n
\u201cChildren fight over chairs, and move the chairs with the from class to class, due to a shortage,\u201d Mr Duvenhage claims.<\/p>\n
He further alleges that sanitary pads are thrown into open boxes at the entrance to the school.<\/p>\n
Mr Duvenhage says he personally pleaded with a teacher of Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg to teach technical drawing to the pupils after hours, as a teacher was never appointed.<\/p>\n
The MHS teacher agreed, but left after the school also failed to pay him<\/p>\n
Mr Sebotse denied all the allegations, but the department nonetheless launched an investigation after receiving a letter of complaint from Mr Duvenhage, who also petitioned the education ministry to intervene.<\/p>\n
Departmental spokesman, Mr Jasper Zwane, confirmed the investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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