22.1.2020 07:04 pm

‘We are giving input with honesty and courage,’ says Parktown Boys High

Thirteen-year-old Enoch Mpianzi drowned while taking part in a Parktown Boys High School Grade 8 orientation camp last week.

Parktown Boys High School says it has noted that Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi would be laying charges against it in the next 48 hours.

NPO wants Parktown Boys principal suspended for ‘gross negligence’

Women and Men Against Child Abuse has spoken out against what it calls a ‘culture of secrecy’ at the school.

Suspend Parktown Boys’ High headmaster – anti-child abuse body

Women and Men Against Child Abuse is of the view that Enoch Mpianzi’s death was caused by gross negligence.

WATCH: Journalist Karima Brown protests outside Parktown Boys #JusticeForEnoch

A small group has gathered outside of Parktown Boys’ High School to stand in solidarity with Enoch Mpianzi’s parents.

WATCH: Parktown Boys should not ‘keep us in darkness’ – parent

Other parents from the school feel one can’t assess the situation until all the facts are known, and the tragic death of Enoch Mpianzi may just have been an unfortunate accident.

Motshekga to investigate the drowning of two pupils

A team of officials from the school safety unit at the department would support and collaborate with the Gauteng education department in the investigations.

Parktown Boys sent children on ‘initiation camp’, not ‘orientation camp’ – EFF MP

Naledi Chirwa says she spoke to a parent from the school, who alleged that the school knew Enock Mpianza had gone missing on Wednesday, but ‘nothing was done’.

Hoërskool Gerrit Maritz closes gates again amid continued ‘threats’ from parents

The school reportedly sent parents a message on Sunday confirming that it would not be opening its gates on Monday.

Schools warned to adhere to school uniform price guidelines

As schools opened their doors for the new academic year last week, many parents were left cash-strapped after having to fork out thousands for uniforms and stationery.

Negligent school staff will be ‘expelled or banned’, says Lesufi following drownings

The education MEC says we ‘are turning our schools into mortuaries’ and the recent spate of tragedies must come to an end.

North West school transport operators fail to collect and drop pupils

The operators have failed to honour the month-to-month contracts they signed with the province.

Another Gauteng pupil drowned at school – Lesufi

Keamohetswe Shaun Seboko, a 13-year-old Grade 7 boy, was found dead in the hostel swimming pool at Laerskool Bekker in Magaliesburg.

N1 protests in Beaufort West end after pupils get their bus back… for now

The N1 in the area was closed for almost four hours on Thursday.

Please save us from school vandal EFF member, pleads Tembisa school

After years of alleged abuse and threats, Modern Christian School director Maggie Banda has pleaded for help after fleeing a disputed property.

Another Gauteng school goes up in flames

The storeroom of Protea South Primary School Soweto caught fire around 5am on Friday morning.

The word ‘fail’ could be too strong for students – Nzimande

Blade Nzimande said failure did not mean that one is ‘a failure as a person’, although the youth should be encouraged to work hard and make use of opportunities offered by government.

Murder, gangsterism and tragedy: Meet the matriculants who just kept going

From being severely assaulted while walking home to being shot at by their own mother, these Western Cape matriculants rose above their tragedies to scoop awards and Bachelor’s passes.