The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) on Wednesday confirmed that schools would reopen on Thursday, after they were closed as a precaution ahead of the massive cold front that hit the Cape on Tuesday night.
During the #CapeTownStorm some schools in the Metropole and Cape Winelands education district were damaged due to the severe weather conditions.
Namely, Princeton High, Capricorn Primary, Plumstead High, Berglviet High, Vodacom Teachers’ Support Centre (Merrydale), Blomvlei Primary, The Vine School NPC, Impendulo Primary, Palm Park primary and Itsitsa Primary, and · De Tuinen Primary, Riverview Primary and Victoria Primary
James-Brent Styan, spokesman for Western Cape Local Government MEC Anton Bredell, said in a statement: “The storm has not yet reached its peak and travellers across the province today are advised to do so using extreme caution.”
At least five fatalities were reported as the storm continues to wreak havoc in the Western Cape.