{"id":47965,"date":"2026-01-20T18:57:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=47965"},"modified":"2026-01-20T18:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:57:01","slug":"washed-away-floods-derail-start-of-2026-classes-in-limpopo-and-mpumalanga-hundreds-of-schools-shut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/20\/washed-away-floods-derail-start-of-2026-classes-in-limpopo-and-mpumalanga-hundreds-of-schools-shut\/","title":{"rendered":"WASHED AWAY: Floods derail start of 2026 classes in Limpopo and Mpumalanga \u2014 hundreds of schools shut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Relentless rains have submerged roads, collapsed bridges and damaged dozens of schools across Limpopo&#8217;s Vhembe, Mopani, and Sekhukhune districts and Mpumalanga\u2019s Bushbuckridge, forcing the closure of more than 400 schools, delaying the academic year for thousands of learners. Damage reports are on the rise and access remains impossible for many, while parents and officials face the daunting task of rebuilding.<\/p>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#WASHED #Floods #derail #start #classes #Limpopo #Mpumalanga #hundreds #schools #shut<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relentless rains have submerged roads, collapsed bridges and damaged dozens of schools across Limpopo&#8217;s Vhembe, Mopani, and Sekhukhune districts and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47966,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47965\/revisions\/47966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}