Limpopo MEC for Education Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya has extended his deepest condolences to the families of two Grade 12 students who passed away last week.
A pupil from Tshamahansi, on the outskirts of Mokopane in Mogalakwena district, was allegedly killed after escaping from a study camp at Ben Hlongwane Secondary School.
It is reported that the student was found with stab wounds outside the school premises.
The circumstances of how the student left school is a matter of investigation by the department.
In another incident, an enrolled student is believed to have drowned in a nearby river in Sekhukhune East. His body was recovered on Saturday afternoon, five kilometers from where he was last seen.
The department urged parents, students and society as a whole to work together to protect youth and children.
“It is disturbing that in just one week we lost two 12th graders to similar circumstances. The idea of providing students with additional lessons on the school premises was intended to keep them focused on their school work in an effort to improve the enrollment outcome.
“This is a great loss for the family and for us as a department. We have invested a lot in these students and we hope this will be the last incident,” MEC Lerule-Ramakhanya said. – SAnews.gov.za
