LIMPOPO – According to the Department of Health, 137 learners from Bosele School for the Blind have been admitted at St Ritas Hospital and Jane Furse Hospital, respectively, for observation.
“This follows learners complaining of stomach cramps and diarrhoea on suspicion of having consumed contaminated water,” says Thabiso Teffo, spokesperson for the Department of Health.
Teffo says the Department of Health and Education are working very closely to ensure that all the learners get proper assistance so that they return to school.
“Health professionals are hard at work and 76 learners have since been discharged. The remaining are expected to be discharged soon,” he added.
Upon interaction between the two MEC’s, the MEC for Education will be visiting the learners at both the hospitals and the school.
“We call on the parents of learners not to panic as the situation is under control,” Teffo concluded.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
