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MEC Lebogang Maile Warns of Deepening Classroom Shortages in Gauteng
The Gauteng Provincial Government has sounded the alarm over worsening overcrowding in public schools, revealing…
Another Gauteng School Tragedy as Goalpost Claims Young Life
A 10-year-old Grade 5 learner has died after a goalpost reportedly fell on him during…
Wave of School Tragedies Rocks Gauteng, MEC Chiloane Calls for Action
The Gauteng education system is reeling from a series of tragic incidents that have left…
Outrage as Teacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old at Pretoria School
Pretoria is stunned by revelations of a white male teacher at Prinshof School allegedly sexually…
From Classrooms to Crime Scenes: Rising Violence Threatens SA Schools
South Africa’s schools are facing an alarming surge in violence, with the stabbing of a principal and several learners in Gauteng this week reigniting calls for urgent action to restore safety in classrooms. On Monday, 18 August 2025, chaos erupted at Hoërskool Roodepoort when a group of learners from nearby West Ridge High School allegedly stormed the campus, pelting cars with stones and attacking fellow learners. In the midst of the violent confrontation, the principal of Hoërskool Roodepoort was stabbed…
Parents Irate Over Gauteng’s Failure To Fix Dilapidated Special Needs School
PARENTS of learners with disabilities are up in arms over a dilapidated school, accusing the Gauteng Department of Education of failing to fix the crumbling structure over the past five years. Nokuthula Special School in Corlett Gardens, Johannesburg, has allegedly been built in a wetland while a sinkhole has also emerged in the boys’ hostel. The roof seems to be falling apart since it was blown off by the storms last year. Now parents say the situation at the school,…
Gauteng Teacher Still At Work Seven Months After “assaulting A Disabled Learner”
A Gauteng teacher who allegedly assaulted and “traumatised” a disabled learner until her hearing aids got broken is still at work, seven months after the incident happened. The female teacher, only known as Ms Mashilo, got in hot water in October last year after she allegedly slapped Siphokazi Matlhaku and other pupils at Relebogile High School in Khutsong near Carletonville. Siphokazi was left traumatised and required psychological help after the incident, according to her medical records. Mashilo was arrested and…