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Mthatha news: South Africa: Construction Company Denies Using Cheap Materials After School Starts Crumbling

1 December 2016 By Port Elizabethan

South Africa: Construction Company Denies Using Cheap Materials After School Starts Crumbling: A construction company which renovated Mjila Primary School in Ntabankulu, about 156km north of Mthatha by road, has been accused of using cheap materials and of failing to pay employees their full salaries. Wall paint, tiles and the ceiling are crumbling.
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

School falls apart and workers say they haven’t been paid: A construction company which renovated Mjila Primary School in Ntabankulu, Eastern Cape (about 156km north of Mthatha by road) has been accused of using cheap materials and of failing to pay employees their full salaries. Wall paint, tiles and the ceiling …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

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Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

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