Gauteng school sinkhole yet to be repaired, pupils likely to continue learning in mobile classes

It remains to be seen how a massive sinkhole will affect schooling at Relebogile Secondary School in Carletonville.

It’s been almost a year since the publication reported about the sinkhole that swallowed a portion of the school causing damage to classrooms and toilets.

In February 2023, heavy rains hit the community on the West Rand, causing the sinkhole to form at the school overnight.

While classes were suspended for three months, the Gauteng Department of Education resorted to mobile classrooms at a separate location opposite the school.

This was just one of the many sinkholes waiting to be repaired at the Merafong Local Municipality – which lies on dolomitic land.

It’s back to school for pupils across the country, but for Relebogile Secondary School pupils this is likely going to be another year of learning in mobile classes.

The Merafong Local Municipality and the Gauteng provincial government have been battling to attend to sinkhole backlogs, with most of them having formed in nearby communities.

When the publication visited the school in April, the sinkhole was cordoned off with a fence, and pupils were prohibited from entering the school premises.

Geologists were called to examine the area, but there were no signs that the sinkhole would be repaired anytime soon.

-EWN

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