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Gauteng school violence

Pupil stabbed to death at Pimville school

By Bernadette Wicks

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi in a statement on Friday morning said that he was disheartened by the news of the incident, which took place at...

  • Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga visited Phomolong Secondary School in Thembisa on 25 January 2022 in the wake of the murder of the school's deputy principal, Thembisile Ngendane. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

    Motshekga says safety in schools remains a priority for her department

    School safety has been questioned after Phomolong Secondary School deputy principal Thembisile Ngendane was shot dead while leaving her school on Friday.

    201 days ago
  • Slain Phumolong Secondary School deputy principal, Thembisile Ngendane. Picture: Supplied

    Minister Motshekga expected to visit family of slain Phomolong deputy principal

    Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that she knew and had previously met Thembisile Ngendane during a visit to the Tembisa school.

    202 days ago
  • Slain Phumolong Secondary School deputy principal, Thembisile Ngendane. Picture: Supplied

    Phumolong Secondary pupils call for justice after deputy principal gunned down

    The educator was shot dead in the school driveway on Friday.

    203 days ago
  • FILE: Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    Lesufi to visit family of murdered Phomolong Secondary deputy principal

    Thembisile Ngendane was shot dead while driving out of the school gates in the East of Johannesburg last week.

    203 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter.

    Daveyton high school pupil shoots schoolmate before turning gun on himself

    The Gauteng Education Department said that the shooting took place on Wednesday, the first day of the 2022 academic year.

    213 days ago
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    Mother of teen stabbed at Joburg school says threats not taken seriously

    The mother has said violent threats made by her son's attackers were regarded as conflict rather than peer abuse by the school.

    338 days ago
  • A scissors. Picture: pixabay.com

    Joburg pupil (17) recovering in hospital after being stabbed at school

    It’s understood the attack took place outside the school grounds at Jeppe College.

    339 days ago
  • FILE:  Police tape is seen on a blocked off road at a crime scene. Picture: AFP

    Alex school pupil dies in hospital after being stabbed, allegedly by teen girl

    The department said that police were investigating the incident.

    339 days ago
  • Picture: 123rf.com

    Alex teen accused of killing boy at school formally charged with murder

    The school where the incident took place has been flagged as one of the problematic schools in the province, riddled with gangsterism and drugs.

    347 days ago
  • FILE: Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi. Picture: DBE

    Lesufi: Gauteng Education Dept has failed the family of murdered Alex pupil

    Qayiya Mgaye was killed, allegedly by a fellow pupil, at the Pholosho Secondary School in Alexandra on Monday.

    348 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Alex teen who stabbed boy to death at school arrested

    It is alleged that the teens had a fight and the suspect stabbed the pupil with a sharp object on Monday afternoon during break time.

    349 days ago
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    Pupil hospitalised after being stabbed at Majazana school near Orange Farm

    Paramedics said that the victim sustained a significant stab wound to his back.

    661 days ago
  • Forest Hill High School. Picture: Google Maps.

    Parents say they don’t want Forest High murder accused teen back on premises

    Judgment on a bail application was postponed to Monday after the Johannesburg Magistrates Court encountered problems with the accused's affidavit.

    1166 days ago
  • FILE: Forest High School. Picture: Google Maps.

    Family of murdered Forest High pupil say no bail for accused

    The 19-year-old made his first appearance on Wednesday after he allegedly stabbed three boys at the school on Monday.

    1166 days ago
  • Gauteng MEC Panyaza Lesufi outside Forest High School where a pupil died after being stabbed. Picture: @Lesufi/Twitter.

    Murder accused Forest High teen appears in court

    The grade 11 pupil allegedly stabbed and killed an 18-year-old grade eight pupil in what was said to be a fight between two rival groups.

    1167 days ago
  • FILE: Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    'Stay away from schools if you don't want to be searched' – Lesufi to pupils

    Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi visited Freedom Park Secondary School in Soweto where four pupils were arrested after they pelted police with stones and damaged property.

    1221 days ago
  • FILE: Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN.

    Lesufi urges learners to take responsibility in addressing violence

    Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi visited the school earlier today where he confirmed the pupils are due to appear before a disciplinary hearing next week.

    1298 days ago
  • FILE: Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    [LISTEN] Lesufi: Parental responsibilities cannot be passed to educators

    Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi talks about his department's plans to address the spike in violence at schools.

    1425 days ago
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