Within a week, seven pupils have died in tragic circumstances taking the total deaths to 10 this year.
The department said a 17-year-old female matric pupil from Oosrand Secondary School was allegedly assaulted by passengers in a taxi on Saturday. She subsequently jumped from the moving vehicle in Germiston, and died on the scene. “The school community was informed of this unfortunate incident. The principal, together with the school management team, visited the bereaved family at Ramaphosa informal settlement to convey sincere condolences and offer necessary support,” said Steve Mabona, education department spokesperson.
In the past few years, South Africa has seen and heard of an escalating amount of school violence incidents from all over SA. We spoke to various people at the forefront of the issue during this investigation to get a better picture and to find out, are South African schools getting more violent?
The ANC are done with rules at schools.
Another MEC just showing up for the money and having a clue to perform his duties
Ok. So children are dying and the MEC is praying for divine intervention. Newsflash sir: the divine intervention part was there before we elected you. Passing the buck over to Jesus is not one of your KPIs.