Image: Facebook - Relebohile sibulele Combined SchoolA 21-year-old man accused of burning down the Relebohile Sibulele Combined School appeared briefly in the Smithfield Magistrate’s Court in the Free State yesterday.The school is one of three schools in Smithfield and the only high school in the town.
The fire started in one classroom and spread to the others in the early hours of the 29Outside the court, protesting residents held up placards demanding that Modise be denied bail.The Free State Education Department has welcomed Modise’s arrest and called on communities to safeguard their schools.