Mbasa Gqokoma
22 July 2015
The Western Cape MEC of
Education says there has been a 42 percent drop in incidents of burglary and
vandalism reported over the 2015 winter holiday period compared to the same
time frame in 2013.
Before the holiday, Debbie
Schafer, the MEC of Education, asked the communities to assist in protecting
the schools.
Ministerial Spokesperson
Jessica Shelver said during the same period in 2014 only 23 incidents of burglary
and vandalism were reported, while in the same period of 2015, 18 incidents
were reported.
Shelver said this signifies a
drop of 5 incidents compare to the last year. The total number of incidents has
dropped by 42% compared to the same period in 2013 when schools reported 31
incidents.
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