BREAK-INS AND VANDALISM AT GAUTENG SCHOOLS DURING NATIONAL LOCKDOWN – KAE NEWS

Tembisa High School is one of the schools that have been broken into during the 21 Day National Lockdown. A suspect was caught red handed at Tembisa High School and will appear in court soon.

Criminals took advantage of the lockdown to break in and vandalize 18 schools across Gauteng. The MEC of Education, Panyaza Lesufi, is “horrified” about the schools which have been burgled and vandalised.

The Department of Education has witnessed criminal activities at different schools which are indicative of a trend by criminals to take advantage of the 21 day lockdown to rob and vandalise schools. Schools have become soft targets during this period because of the quietness and lack of activity.

Valuable equipment and school nutrition groceries were stolen during the burglaries. These the Department said will have an impact and affect proper functioning of the schools scheduled to reopen on the 17th of April 2020.

Furthermore, fire erupted in 3 schools in Tshwane because of a suspected premeditated arson. The schools destroyed by fire are all in Soshanguve.

“This is appalling and unbelievable, one ponders how will the picture look like after the lockdown. The members of the community are encouraged to to continue to report criminality to the police. Indeed we cannot allow this barbarism to continue to rob our children their future.” said MEC Lesufi.

Members of the community are encouraged to protect their schools and report incidents swiftly. Members of the community are also urged to not buy stolen goods.

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