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No PPEs, means no reopening of schools in Gauteng, says MEC Lesufi
The MEC on Thursday gave an update on Gauteng province’s state of readiness ahead of the re- opening of schools next month.
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2 more suspects arrested in Gauteng for school burglaries, vandalism
It’s understood the pair were found in possession of suspected stolen property linked to break-ins in Katlehong and Sebokeng.
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Lesufi: Gauteng Education Dept wants answers over school arson attacks
In the latest fire, Soshanguve High School was severely damaged on Wednesday. It is the fourth school to be targeted in the area during the national lockdown.
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Report into Enock Mpianzi's death finds Parktown Boys' High negligent
The report has recommended that action be taken against the relevant educators and headmaster and that there was liability by the school in the death of the grade 8 pupil while on a school camp.
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Media barred, acused of inaccurate reporting at Enock Mpianzi meeting
Parents made the request, claiming they were not consulted about the media's presence.
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Enock Mpianzi's family not in frame of mind to give blessings on report - lawyer
The family met with the Gauteng Education Department to discuss the findings of the report, just hours before it's scheduled to be made public at a briefing on Wednesday evening.
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Gauteng education department registers 2 more pupils’ deaths on Friday
A grade 5 girl at a Diepsloot school died after being struck by lightning while a grade 3 boy from an Alex school died in his sleep.
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Lesufi to release report into Enock Mpianzi's death on Thursday
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has worked through the report, met with lawyers and the Mpianzi family.
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Gauteng Education MEC Lesufi emotionally drained by pupil deaths in province
In the latest tragedy on Monday, two pupils from Madibatlou Primary School in Olifantsfontein were killed in a taxi crash. It’s understood they were on their way to school at the time.
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2 pupils killed in taxi crash in Olifantsfontein near Midrand
The Gauteng Education Department's Steve Mabona said that MEC Panyaza Lesufi was on his way to the victims' primary school.
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Pupils from Gauteng school hospitalised after eating 'space cakes'
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi on Friday tweeted that about 100 pupils were treated in various hospitals after eating poisoned cakes. A 21-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly selling cakes with marijuana in them to the pupils.
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Lesufi to visit Randburg school where pupil fell to his death
The 16-year-old boy died on Tuesday after he fell from a third-floor balcony at the school.
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GED seeks 'spiritual guidance' after latest pupil deaths
The deaths of two more learners over the weekend brought the total number of deaths reported since the start of the 2020 academic calendar to 10.
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MEC Lesufi urges Parktown Boys’ High pupils to break 'code of silence'
The MEC urged pupils to speak out against all forms of misconduct during a memorial service for Enock Mpianzi who drowned on a school camp.
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Lesufi: Go well Enock, go well my son, go well my learner
Enock Mpianzi’s memorial was held at Parktown Boys’ High School where family, friends and teachers bid him farewell. #ParktownBoys #EnockMpianzi #ParktownBoysCamp
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School transport unreliable, say parents, in wake of Laticia Jansen murder
Jansen (15) went missing on Wednesday while walking to school after she had missed the bus.
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Lesufi demands answers from school after Laticia Jansen (15) found murdered
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi visited the home of 15-year-old Laticia Jansen, who was found murdered in Germiston last week. The Graceland Education Centre pupil was raped, stabbed and set alight after reportedly being left behind by scholar transport.
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Lesufi assures Seboko family justice will be served
Keamohetswe Seboko drowned in a swimming pool at Laerskool Bekker in Magaliesburg last week.
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Keamohetswe Seboko funeral underway in Eldorado Park
The teenage boy’s body was found in the pool near the hostel at Laerskook Bekker in Magaliesburg last week.
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‘The principal is not a suspect’, says Lesufi
MEC Panyaza Lesufi held a private meeting with parents following the announcement of Parktown Boys' High principal Malcolm Williams' suspension.
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Lesufi questions why ‘death camp’ still used by schools
Following Enock Mpianzi's death, Eyewitness News revealed that at least four other pupils died at the Nyati Bush and River Break Lodge during school camps.