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These Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM) female employees at the Cemetery have to use a bucket when nature calls. Photo: Lazarus Dithagiso Saboteurs Woman’s half ELFA’s suspected to be naked body Extraordinary behind sub-station found in Congress a fires P2 Boitumelo P3 success P8 2 www.sedibengster.com SEDIBENG STER 5 February - 11 February 2020 Parents demand Mohloli principal’s removal Zacharia Nale school for only three months. Ntepe described principal was appointed is suspicious, as the SHARPEVILLE.- Things are about to get mes- Mavimbela’s leadership style as ‘ruling with an right protocol was allegedly not followed. sy at the Mohloli Secondary School in Sharpe- iron fist’ and autocratic, which has led to some He continues to state that the biggest pro- ville as a number of parents, teachers and of the teachers resigning, whilst some teachers blem is the fact that no one knows how the prin- School Governing Body (SGB) members are were threatened with dismissals for no appa- cipal was appointed as there had never been said to be demanding its principal, Nomhlolo rent reason. Ntepe further said that a meeting an advertisement for the position. Mavimbela, leave. was held at the school on Sunday, where the “We don’t approve the appointment of the This message was communicated to the Se- community members, the SGB members and principal because it is clear that the right chan- dibeng Ster by one of the community activists, the teachers raised their concerns and were ex- nels were not followed and, as parents, we want Ntepe Ntepe. In an exclusive interview with pecting feedback on the issues that had been her out with immediate effect. Sedibeng Ster, Ntepe said that as parents they raised about the principal. They apparently left “Our children’s futures are at stake here! are concerned about the education of their chil- unhappy with the outcome because they belie- “The teachers are not happy with the manner dren taking into consideration what has been ve that the District Director is protecting the in which the principal runs the school, so how happening at the school. He said the princi- principal. There are apparently different then, can our children pass in this kind of envi- pal’s, actions and style of running the school camps amongst the staff members and the ronment? A number of parents have already ta- are destroying the school, therefore the parents SGB, with several supporting the principal and ken their children out of the school because of demand that she be removed. several standing against her. As if this is not this situation,” said Ntepe. Mavimbela has only been working at the enough, Ntepe said that the manner which the He adds that police were called to the school recently, after rumours that the principal was held hostage by the community members while there was no such action. Ntepe said that they suspect there is political influence involved in the matter as ANC members were seen at the meeting on Sunday wearing their party regalia apparently in support of Mavimbela. Mavimbela referred Sedibeng Ster to the Sedibeng East District of Education, however Sedibeng Ster could not get comment at the time of going to print.

Right: Ntepe Ntepe, a community activist pours his heart out to Sedibeng Ster about the situation at Mohloli Secondary School. Photo: Zacharia Nale Saboteurs suspected to be behind sub-station fires

Lazarus Dithagiso sub-stations took place in a space of VANDERBIJLPARK. - Sabotag