South Africa: COVID-19 - 13 Arrested for Disrupting 'Unsafe' Schools in Mpumalanga

A councillor and an elderly man are among 13 people arrested for allegedly storming into schools and forcing pupils out of their classrooms, claiming that they were not safe from the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the police, the group, who are believed to be parents, went to schools at Seabe Village in Mmametlahake on Thursday.

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