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The principal of Zelibangile Senior Secondary School in Mthatha, Chris Mdiya, is appealing to anyone who can assist his school with computers before he retires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said he will retire soon, but needs something he can leave as a legacy at this school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Mdiya, the school has a classroom that was put aside for a computer laboratory, but it does not have even a single computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said they only have two projectors that were donated by his friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Department of Education gave us 10 tablets, but these were later locked by the department. Our learners are struggling because they cannot do research and other things on the computer. Some of them are forced to carry their own tablets to school, and we do not allow learners to come with them, but due to this situation, we are forced to allow them. What is more painful is that when these tablets are stolen it becomes another problem.<\/div>\n
Mdiya<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

According to him, the school is not doing well at times when it comes to school results, and this has a bad impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mdiya said that he started as principal at this school in 2014 and teaching is not an easy thing. Sometimes there are conflicts, but he managed to survive because he knew he wanted to build the future of the black child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI always advise those who are still new in this industry to ensure that they focus only on teaching and learning. They must not involve themselves in conflicts that are taking place in schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey must know that they are going to school to build the future of the learners, and they must learn to work with the school management.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spokesperson for the Department of Education, Malibongwe Mtima, said the District Director of OR Tambo District, Fundiswa Makrwede, said she was not aware of this problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mtima said that she promised to make some calls about this issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can confirm that learners from other schools are still using their tablets. For instance, when we went to open one of the schools in Cofimvaba, learners were busy using them in their classroom,\u201d said Mtima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Zwelibangile

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The computer laboratory at Zwelibangile Senior Secondary school in Mthatha does not have any computers. INSET:Principal from Zwelibangile Senior Secondary School in Mthatha, Chris Mdiya. <\/div>\n
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