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EDITOR: BETTIE GILIOMEE
DARK DAYS FOR SCHOOL: PRINCIPAL REPORTED MATTER A YEAR AGO
Crèche in dark over lights ANIKA DE BEER
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FTER months of trying in vain to get the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s (NMBM) attention, the staff members of the Haas Das Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre in Algoa Park are starting to doubt
that the broken streetlights in the area will ever be fixed. According to Haas Das ECD principal Dolly Nel, the streetlights in Kamdebo Street (where the school is located) and Ysterhout Street have not been working since last year.
“We have reached our wits’ end reaching out to the local municipality and executive mayor’s office for assistance regarding the fact that our school, Haas Das ECD and the surrounding area is in total darkness due to the streetlights not working since 2016,” said Nel. “This is a long stretch of road
with loads of foot traffic.” Several attempts to report the situation on the number provided by the NMBM specifically for power failures and streetlight faults proved unsuccessful. Nel claims that she did not even receive a reference number. After two of her employees were
robbed at knifepoint, Nel attempted to contact Executive Mayor Athol Trollip directly on April 22 and received a response from his personal assistant to inform her that the matter was directed to the Rapid Response Task Team co-ordinator.
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Charlo learners collect teddies for little cancer patients Learners from Charlo Primary School recently had a drive in which they collected preloved soft toys for children who undergo cancer treatment at the Provincial Hospital. With this drive, the school raised awareness among its learners about the importance of making a difference in the lives of children with very trying circumstances. From left are Lunathi Njara, Keenan Jackson, Sharon Lombard (teacher), Tahir Ismail and Jade Koen, all from the Grade 5E class. PHOTO: TASMIA ISMAIL
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