With the evergrowing crime rate in the Western Cape not even schools are safe from vandalism and burglary. Shocking figures reflect that there has been a drastic increase in the amount of school burglary and vandalism cases from January to June last year in comparison to this year. Minister of[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said it will be boosting security at Woodlands Secondary School in Mitchells Plain, after a security guard was found stabbed to death on the premises over the weekend. Police spokesperson Sargent Noloyiso Rwexana said that police are investigating a case of murder, after the[…]
By Anees Teladia With the current crime rate and sense of lawlessness in the Western Cape, safety and security at schools has come under the spotlight. Many children in crime-ridden areas plagued by gangs in the Western Cape do not feel safe attending school, a place that should be a[…]
The Chamber of Legal Students has said it will be investigating the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) and the School Governing body of San Souci Girls High, after a teacher who slapped a learner is expected to return to her post. Afrikaans teacher Clarisa Venter and a grade nine learner[…]
The Western Cape Education Department said it is appalled by allegations that four boys were sexually assaulted by two other pupils at a Cape Winelands Primary school. The victims have reported that a learner locked the door of the school’s library after a function last November, before instructing two other learners[…]
Counter-cases of assault have been laid after a San Souci teacher was filmed slapping a pupil following an altercation. In a video that went viral on social media, a teacher of the Newlands school is seen reprimanding a pupil for not having the correct book and for having her cellphone[…]
A viral video showing a San Souci Girls high school teacher smacking a learner in the classroom has elicited a huge reaction, with many people left divided over the incident. On Wednesday, Education MEC Debbie Schafer condemned the incident, stating categorically that the actions of the educator are unacceptable. “Any[…]
Some “no-fee” schools are insisting parents pay once-off fees – turning away Grade R pupils whose parents can’t afford to pay, GroundUp reports. South African schools are divided into five categories, known as quintiles. The quintiles range from the poorest to the least poor, with quintile 1 being the poorest[…]
The Department of Education in the Western Cape joined forces with the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) and the Khayelitsha Development Forum (KFD) to help the students affected by a fire that claimed the life of one person and left more than 1 300 people displaced in Khayelitsha over[…]
SAPS have been urged to increase visibility in the Zonnebloem area, following reports of two separate incidents of abductions over the past two weeks. Learners are reportedly being targeted while travelling to and from school. Reports indicate the perpetrators are drugging learners and abducting them, one reporting the involvement of[…]
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