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Die uitslag moet nog gefinaliseer word. Die WKOD wag vir die uitslag van die strafsaak, wat ons eers volgende jaar verwag. Die uitkoms sal bepaal of enige verdere optrede deur die onderwysdepartement in die toekoms teenoor die opvoeders gedoen sal word,\u201d het Bronagh Hammond, \u2019n woordvoer\u00adder van die WKOD, aan <span>Paarl Post <\/span>ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Lloyd Fortuin, Banda en Harvey Cupido se prokureur van Faure en Faure-prokureurs in die Paarl, het die staat nie \u2019n saak nie en word die proses verder vertraag omdat die staat nog nie op Banda en Harvey Cupido se besware gereageer het nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie maandelikse betalings wat aan die vervoerkontrakteur betaal moes word, is elke maand direk in die [Atlantis Sekond\u00eare] skool se rekening betaal. Daarna is dit aan die vervoerkontrakteur, in terme van die ooreenkoms, oorbetaal. Die beamptes van die [WKOD] het elke maand die bankrekening en finansi\u00eble state van die besteding van die geld nagegaan en dit afgeteken. Die [WKOD] beamptes het nie enige ongerymdhede opgemerk of aangemeld nie,\u201d volgens Fortuin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy het voorts aangevoer \u2019n forensiese ondersoek is gedoen nadat die WKOD die kontrak oorgeneem het, met geen gemene spel wat aangemeld is nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNou \u2013 16 jaar later \u2013 vind die departement skielik fout met die bestuur van die vervoerkontrak. 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