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LISTEN | Parents become teachers as dilapidated school stops teaching

Sowetan · · 693 words · By Nandi Ntini
Educational Infrastructure Crisis Parental Advocacy Government accountability
open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-05-19-listen-parents-become-teachers-as-dila…

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Appeal to Pity 70% confidence
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“teaching and learning has stopped for a month [at Dulcie September Primary School in Rabie Ridge]”
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One source mentions parents barred children from going to school for 'the past two weeks', but no source confirms a full month of stopped learning. The other search results for this claim are generic definitions of teaching.
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web search NEUTRAL — Teaching is the practice implemented by a teacher aimed at transmitting skills (knowledge, know-how, and interpersonal skills) to a learner, a student, or any other audience of an educational institut…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching
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web search NEUTRAL — With robust coaching, tools to streamline admin tasks, instructional resources for all learners, on-demand support, real-time insights and plenty of encouragement, we reignite teachers’ passion for wh…
https://teachingstrategies.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Teaching, the profession of those who give instruction, especially in an elementary school or a secondary school or in a university. Measured in terms of its members, teaching is the world’s largest p…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/teaching
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“parents stopped their children from attending classes, citing unsafe and deteriorating infrastructure, including collapsing ceilings, broken doors and windows, and poor sanitation”
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Multiple sources confirm parents barred children from attending due to deteriorating infrastructure, specifically mentioning collapsing ceilings, broken doors, windows, and poor sanitation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dulcie Evonne September was a South African anti-apartheid political activist who was assassinated in Paris, France, in 1988.Though her formal schooling was cut short halfway through Standard Eight (G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulcie_September
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web search NEUTRAL — Parents at a Gauteng primary school have for the past two weeks barred their children from going to school, citing unsafe and deteriorating infrastructure that includes collapsing ceilings, broken doo…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-04-22-wat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dulcie September Primary School has been grappling in a state of decay for the past five years, according to residents.The broken toilets and windows situation at Dulcie September Primary School has d…
https://www.citizen.co.za/midrand-reporter/news-headlines/lo…
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“a budget of more than R5m has been allocated to repair the school”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'more' and unrelated song lyrics; no financial figures regarding a R5m budget for Dulcie September Primary School are present in the evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — " More, More, More " is a song written by Gregg Diamond and recorded by American artist Andrea True (credited to her recording project Andrea True Connection). It was released in February 1976 by Budd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More,_More,_More
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web search NEUTRAL — &more Health ... &more Health
https://www.andmorehealth.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 13, 2026 · The meaning of MORE is greater. How to use more in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more
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“donors have begun delivering materials for seven mobile classrooms”
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Two different sources confirm that the GDE committed to delivering seven mobile classrooms and six toilets, although one source notes the process was delayed due to budget depletion.
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web search NEUTRAL — A roof blew off a classroom at Dulcie September Primary school at the weekend.“Although we committed to delivering seven mobile classrooms and six toilets within seven days, the process was delayed du…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-04-22-wat…
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web search NEUTRAL — They say the situation at Dulcie September Primary School in Rabie Ridge,Midrand,has been worsening since January and that they have now reached a breaking point.
https://africantelegraph.co.za/current-affairs/parents-shut-…
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web search NEUTRAL — “The GDE is aware of the situation at Dulcie September School.The GDE acknowledged that it had committed to delivering seven mobile classrooms and six toilets within seven days earlier this year but f…
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/education/gde-co…
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“Grade 8 and 9 pupils at Riverlea Secondary School are still being taught in the school hall a month after their classrooms went up in flames”
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Multiple sources confirm that Grade 8 and 9 pupils at Riverlea Secondary School are using the school hall for lessons after a fire destroyed their classrooms.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fire at Riverlea Secondary School damaged classrooms, displacing more than 300 students.Grade 8 and 9 teacher Ma'am Ntsie utilises the school hall to teach her classes after a fire left them without a…
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-04-08-watch-riverlea-pup…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nine classrooms were destroyed in a fire at Riverlea Secondary School on Tuesday night, affecting 320 pupils in grades 8 and 9. (ANTONIO MUCHAVE).This is the third fire at the school. Classrooms were …
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-04-08-nin…
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web search NEUTRAL — “The GDE confirms budgetary constraints despite the school being due for an infrastructure upgrade.” Dos Santos said Grade 8 and 9 learners were forced to use the school hall, which is not conducive t…
https://thebulrushes.com/2026/04/08/gauteng-education-mec-ma…
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“Gauteng education MEC Lebogang Maile promising that the school [Riverlea Secondary School] would be fixed within five days”
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While sources confirm MEC Lebogang Maile visited the school and stated that R45m is needed for repairs, none of the provided evidence mentions a specific promise to fix the school within 'five days'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile, visited Riverlea Secondary School following yesterday’s devastating fire incident, which destroyed an entire classroom block at the school. Image Credits : X_@Edu…
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/millions-needed-to-repair-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gauteng education MEC Lebogang Maile says his department will need about R45m to fix infrastructure damage at Riverlea Secondary School caused by fires that date as far back as 2007.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-04-09-r45…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gauteng MEC Education Lebogang Maile. Gauteng Education GCIS. The blaze broke out at on Tuesday, destroying a classroom block, including a library and science laboratory. This is the third fire at the…
https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/r45m-needed-fix-fire-h…
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