School vandalism
Several Ekurhuleni residents arrested for torching primary school
The incident occurred during a protest where the community demanded a brick and mortar building instead of the prefabricated mobile classrooms.
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WCED will not prioritise vandalised schools over others, says MEC Schäfer
A classroom and library at Marconi Beam Primary in Milnerton were set alight on Monday night. And the school hall at Sinenjongo High School in Joe Slovo was torched the following evening.
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Few schools in Gauteng facing problems with delivery of PPEs - Lesufi
Plans are being rolled out in a bid to safeguard schools against the spread of COVID-19, with measures to ensure screening, sanitising, and social distancing could be implemented.
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KZN Education MEC wants Lamola to step in and speed up school vandalism cases
KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu said a total of 225 schools were vandalised since the start of the nationwide lockdown.
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OMRY MAKGOALE: COVID-19 rules, burnt schools - black people, we must do better
The coronavirus has reminded us of our inequalities, but we still aren't doing what's right as black people, writes Omry Makgoale.
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WC records 63 incidents of burglary, vandalism of schools during lockdown
The Western Cape Education Department's Bronagh Hammond said that included in the list of stolen items were electricity cables, computer equipment, fencing, garden tools and security gates.
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Dept worried damage to schools will delay lockdown recovery plan in some areas
The department said at least 402 schools across several provinces have been targeted by arsonists or were vandalised and burgled.
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DBE warns public not to buy stolen items from burgled schools
Vandals, burglars, and arsonists have committed crimes during the state of disaster with over 180 schools targeted since the start of the national shut down.
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183 schools burgled across SA during lockdown - Motshekga
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said she was 'horrified' after it emerged that 183 schools had been burgled since the lockdown came into effect on 27 March.
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55 schools burgled in Gauteng since start of coronavirus lockdown
It's understood valuable equipment and school nutrition groceries are among the items targeted in the crimes.
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Mitchells Plain’s Alpine Primary School targeted by burglars again
Angry parents demanded urgent repairs be done so that schooling could continue. Some parents kept their children out of class.
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School near Pinetown allegedly set alight by students unhappy with report cards
The department’s Kwazi Mthethwa said sections of Zwelinjani Secondary were set alight after reports were issued to pupils who felt they were marked unfairly.
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Security to be increased at Gauteng schools during holidays - Lesufi
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said schools were prone to vandalism and break-ins during the festive season.
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'We’re under siege' - Lesufi on school vandalism, theft
The staggering figure was released by MEC Panyanza Lesufi's office on Tuesday which said 262 criminal cases were registered since January.
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Panyaza calls on police, govt depts, NGOs to help secure schools
More than a thousand delegates from various spheres of government met in Boksburg on Wednesday to come up with a common strategy to protect learning institutions.
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'When schools become prisons': CT school in battle against burglars
Security lights, sirens, cameras and even the fire hose are all caged up at Bergville Primary School after thieves struck during the holidays.
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Bishop Lavis school burgled 3 times since start of the school year
Bergville is just one of the schools severely affected by continued targeting by petty criminals. Since the start of the year, there have been 160 burglary and vandalism incidents at schools across the province.
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WCED: 27 schools targeted by criminals over December holidays
The number of incidents has, however, decreased from 33 during the same period last year.
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Renewed calls for communities to safeguard school infrastructure
The Menzi Primary School on the East Rand came under attacked on Tuesday less than a week after it was officially launched by Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi.
