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BY Obakeng Maje

Minister of Education, Angie Motshekga has more explanations to do this week after another claim came forward. The contractor claim that the were hired to dispose and shredded some books at the near dumping site in Seshego, Limpopo.

   The Department of Education yesterday said they no nothing about the claim as it only came to life late yesterday. Motshekga was given flak this week when her department failed to deliver books to Limpopo schools even after court ordered her to do so.

Democratic Alliance said this morning that, if the is any truth to the claim made by contractor is anything to go by then the minister have much to explain.

“The Democratic Alliance in Limpopo inspected the site… yesterday where a contractor is claiming that they are being paid by government to destroy the books,” spokeswoman on education Desiree van der Walt said in a statement.

Van Der Walt said The shortages of reading material in schools across Limpopo made the destruction of the books “unacceptable”.

“It is unthinkable that books which are still of value to children with no access to reading material could be disposed of in this careless way.

“What kind of a person or regime sanctions the destruction of books?”

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