Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says 2 565 of the 31 000 pupils who it was reported last week had not been registered with a schools have been placed, leaving 28 435 of them still without a place.
Explaining the long queue of parents at the department, Lesufi said another 4 500 applications had flooded the department since Friday. Despite this, he said they were ready for schools to reopen on Wednesday.
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