ven ▁teaching ▁( self ged re we ) ▁system ▁which ▁is ▁un orth odox ▁by ▁South ▁African ▁standards . ▁Because ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁few ▁school - aged ▁children ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁established , ▁the ▁school ▁adopted ▁a ▁computer - based ▁learning ▁system ▁that ▁allowed ▁students ▁of ▁different ▁levels ▁to ▁taught ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁teacher . ▁The ▁Volk sk ool ' s ▁e - learning ▁system ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁innov ative ▁and ▁received ▁attention ▁from ▁South ▁African ▁media ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁rival ry ▁between ▁the ▁schools , ▁which ▁is ▁generally ▁friendly ▁but ▁can ▁occasionally ▁become ▁quite ▁fier ce . ▁Not ▁all ▁local ▁children ▁attend ▁them , ▁as ▁some ▁parents ▁choose ▁hom esch ool ing ▁or ▁board ing ▁schools ▁in ▁cities ▁such ▁as ▁Blo em f onte in . ▁ ▁A ▁voc ational ▁training ▁school , ▁offering ▁courses ▁in ▁technical ▁subjects ▁such ▁as ▁w eld ing , ▁metal working ▁and ▁engineering , ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Media ▁The ▁Independent ▁Communic ations ▁Author ity ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁( IC AS A ) ▁shut ▁down ▁the ▁first ▁local ▁community ▁radio , ▁Radio ▁Club ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁for ▁broadcast ing ▁without ▁a ▁lic ence ▁and ▁being ▁a ▁" rac ist - based ▁station ". ▁The ▁station ' s ▁management ▁cont ended ▁they ▁had ▁repeatedly ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁lic ence ▁and ▁were ▁merely ▁carrying ▁out ▁tests , ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁broadcast ▁har ml