The Minister of Basic Education, South Africa, Angie Motshekga, says she is appalled at the shocking developments in the North West Province where a 17-year-old learner allegedly stabbed a teacher to death.
She said that the death of 24-year-old, Gadimang Daniel Mokolobate can only be described as an abhorrent travesty.
“It is heart-breaking to lose such a young teacher, who still had so much to offer and so much potential for greatness in such a pointless and tragic manner,” said Minister Motshekga.
Police have apprehended the learner who was allegedly reprimanded the day before by this teacher for a minor incident involving skipping the queue for the National School Nutrition Programme.
The stabbing incident happened in full view of a class that was in the process of writing an examination. The entire school community is shocked by the incident and the province has deployed psycho-social services to the school to provide counselling.
This comes on the heels on another incident in Gauteng where a learner was arrested for pointing a gun at a teacher. The Minister commends the province for the swift action in ensuring that this learner has been immediately suspended upon being released by police.
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