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'We also have a right to benefit': School PPE trucks blocked by communities

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Trucks transporting personal protective equipment to schools in some parts of the Eastern Cape have been blocked from making deliveries by disgruntled local companies, who believe they are being sidelined in favour of businesses from outside the province.

The department of education is under pressure to deliver masks, sanitiser and other personal protective equipment in preparation for the return of thousands of grade 7 and 12 pupils and teachers to classrooms next week. Pupils were initially expected to return on Monday, but are now due back on June 8.

Similar incidents were reported in Alfred Nzo, Mnquma, Nyandeni, Komani, Port St Johns, Amathole and Chris Hani.on Wednesday that they wanted to be included in the project, claiming work has gone to companies from KwaZulu-Natal.

 

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