News24 reports that a male teacher accused of sexually harassing female pupils at Grosvenor Girls High School in Durban has been suspended.  

Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu said on Tuesday:  "We view all allegations of sexual misconduct extremely seriously and will investigate all allegations rigorously."  Pupils demonstrated at the school on Monday and demanded that the teacher be axed.  Mshengu advised that a team of senior officials had been dispatched to the school to investigate the matter and gather more information.  He added that the department would not tolerate sexual harassment or any form of sexual abuse.  Democratic Alliance (DA) MPL Imran Keeka claimed that when the girls raised the serious allegations, the school principal remained "indifferent to meeting stakeholders or to properly interact on this issue".  He said the principal should also be suspended.

• Read the full original of the above report by Kaveel Singh at News24

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