Earlier on Monday, Eyewitness News reported on how the school has been fighting for six years to get the provincial Department of Education to address the problem.
Goza Primary School in Devland in Soweto has been fighting for proper access to water and sanitation since 2014. With 1,400 pupils to care for, it is facing a crisis. Eyewitness News visited the school to find out more.
The Goza Primary School, which accommodates 1,400 pupils, has now been forced to largely come up with its own plans to make sure that those on site can at least survive on the bare minimum.
In a video that has been widely shared, a grade 12 pupil can be seen attacking another before being stopped by a group of pupils.
Premier Makhura’s spokesperson Vuyo Mhaga would not be drawn into discussing whether the provincial head will be looking into this audio recording.
The allegations were levelled against Lesufi after a recording of an alleged “secret meeting” where he apparently insinuated he could bend rules on tender processes.
One incident took place at the Sekanontoane Secondary School in Soweto, where an 18-year-old learner passed away on Tuesday after suddenly battling to breathe.
Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has praised the matric class of 2020 for their performance in the exams during the COVID-19 pandemic, at a special event in Johannesburg earlier on Wednesday.
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has expressed concern saying he had sent out officials to investigate why the pupils were not at school.
The Education Department received over 200,000 applications through its online system.
The opening of schools was pushed back by two weeks to deal with the rising coronavirus cases.
All three have been drawn into scandals involving tender processes in the province but Makhura have since been cleared following an erroneous judgment by the Special Tribunals Court.
A report has revealed that more than R430 million was spent on decontaminating schools between June and August.
An investigation by 'Daily Maverick' brought to light a report by the department revealing that more than R430 million was spent on decontaminating schools between June and August last year.
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi visited Helpmekaar Kollege in Johannesburg on Monday after reports that the school had begun classes after the announcement that all schools would delay reopening until 15 February 2021. #COVID19 #GautengEducation #PanyazaLesufi #SchoolsReopen
This is in contravention of the Basic Education Department's decision to postpone the opening of schools from 27 January to 15 February.
It's understood the IEB has approached the courts arguing it could not afford to pay for the assessment services offered by Umalusi.
On Tuesday, the department opened late online registrations for parents who haven’t applied.
