Learning in the dark: power cuts hit nearly 400 schools in two years
At least 397 public schools experienced prolonged or complete electricity interruptions between April 2024 and March 2026, with the Eastern Cape accounting for the majority of affected schools.
Causes included infrastructure failures, damaged transformers
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