DStv Channel 403 Monday, 29 April 2024

SA's Electricity Crisis | Schools battling with rolling power cuts

 The National Association of School Governing Bodies has urged authorities to step in and help.

JOHANNESBURG - The National Association of School Governing Bodies warns that the ongoing power cuts will have a devastating impact on the quality of schooling.

The country battled Stage 6 power cuts last week.

Power cuts will continue this week with stage three blackouts.

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The association's Matakanye Matakanya has urged authorities to step in and help.

"It is a big, big problem and you must understand that the security in schools is using technology and so if the power has been cut the everything stands still," he said.

Watch the video above for more details.

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