Seven pupils have been arrested after school furniture was set alight at East Bank High School in Alexandra, Johannesburg, amid a wider Gauteng crackdown on crime...
Gauteng Education Department confirms a learner was among five people shot in Westbury; three reportedly died. Department warns of impact on schooling and safety.
Gauteng MEC Lebogang Maile condemned the burning of desks and chairs at overcrowded Eastbank High in Alexandra and called for accountability and repairs.
Eastbank High School in Alexandra has suffered further disruption after four desks and two chairs were destroyed in a fire on Tuesday, 11 August. The Gauteng...
Knives, a fork, scissors and vapes were confiscated during a stop-and-search at Badirile Secondary School in Khutsong. Gauteng Education and SAPS led the operation.
A 29-year-old Michael Zulu Primary School teacher was shot dead while walking to school with pupils in Tsakane on 3 August 2026. Gauteng MEC Lebogang Maile...
Public school learners across Gauteng may not receive their term‑two progress reports before schools close for the break on Friday, 26 June, after the Gauteng Department...
Gauteng’s education department has identified 245 high‑risk schools after an environmental analysis found rising incidents of gang violence, bullying, substance abuse and vandalism in school communities....
Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has warned that schools in the province are experiencing an alarming level of criminal and antisocial behaviour, saying the education system...
Fire and fear in Riverlea as school blaze sparks sabotage claims A school meant to reopen, reduced to ashes overnight There’s something especially unsettling about a...