UPDATE: Answers demanded after school pupils’ murder
Over the past week, three KZN pupils were killed during school hours.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is demanding answers from KZN Education MEC, Peggy Nkonyeni, regarding school security.
This comes after three school pupils were killed in KZN during the past week.
The first incident took place on Monday, November 2, in Esikhaleni, where a 17-year-old pupil was shot.
Closer to home, a 12-year-old allegedly stabbed and killed two 15-year-old pupils.
The double murder occurred at an oSizweni school.
Police spokesperson, Captain Shooz Magudulela, claimed the perpetrator had left the school’s premises to get a knife, returned to the scene and fatally wounded his two victims.
Mbali Ntuli, DA KZN Spokesperson on Education, issued a statement which claimed the DA was concerned by the rising level of violent crimes within KZN schools.
In Ms Ntuli’s statement, a parliamentary reply to questions by the DA in June, revealed that almost half of KZN’s schools did not any have any form of security.
According to the response, 3 020 schools currently employed a security officer, while 2 984 schools did not.
