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The Citizen reports that Thursday morning’s shooting of a Western Cape primary school principal and his wife has left the community in shock after unidentified men approached the couple and opened fire at them outside the school.
The community of Bloekombos, in Kraaifontein, is in mourning following the fatal shooting of the principal of Ekuthuleni Primary School while pupils were arriving for school. At around 7am, the 54-year-old principal and his wife stopped their car at the school’s entrance on Henzikile Street, Wallacedene. Three unidentified males approached the couple’s car and opened fire at them, leading to the principal’s death and the injury of his wife. Western Cape police spokesperson Captain Frederick van Wyk said the wife was admitted to the hospital, but the suspects fled the scene in an unknown vehicle. Education activist Hendrick Makaneta condemned “this heinous act” and called for urgent improvement of safety measures in and around schools. “Schools should be sanctuaries of learning and development, not places where violence is allowed to take root,” he pointed out. He also called for the government and other basic education stakeholders to address the root causes of community violence.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Chulumanco Mahamba at The Citizen
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