EWN reports that the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) is concerned about the increasing incidents of violence at schools across the country since the beginning of the 2023 academic year.

The teachers' union said it had recorded cases of stabbings, shootings, and different forms of bullying. Sadtu's Nomusa Cembi lamented that institutions of learning had become centres of violence. "It is our business as human beings in all spheres of life to protect everyone in our society, and schools must be havens of safety," she noted while calling on the government to act speedily in ensuring schools became safe spaces for learners. In December, Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane said social ills experienced in communities were cascading into schools. He advised that the department had noted that violent communities often had cases of teenage gangsterism and bullying at their schools.

• Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Alpha Ramushwana at EWN
• Lees ook, Kommer oor toenemende geweld in skole, by Maroela Media

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