Kopela residents in North West have vowed to sacrifice their children’s education until they get basic services.

They want access to running water, roads and electricity.

And so the residents went on the rampage last month, leaving three schools and a local clinic burnt to ashes.

They said they were willing to gamble with their children’s future to get the attention of government officials.

Community leader Sporo Tsoku said an agreement was made with the North West education department to send their matrics to a place conducive to studying.

Yesterday morning 55 matriculants were taken to Vryburg to prepare for their final exams, that they will also write there.

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