Klerskdorp learners and teacher robbed at school’s camp

Police in Jouberton are on a manhunt for five men who robbed learners and teachers their cellphones and tablets on Sunday. Five armed men gained entry Are-Fadimeng Secondary School in Jouberton, in Klerksdorp.

At around 4am, 58 learners and a teacher had gathered for an organised weekend camp for 54 Grade 12 physical science learners who were voluntarily joined by five accounting learners. According to the statement from North West Department of education, the armed robbers tied the security guard in his guard house and proceeded to where learners and teacher had lodged, tied some up, confiscated their tablets and cellphones and fled. No physical harm was caused to the teacher and learners. Police were called and a case was opened.

Learners were taken to hospital for psychological evaluation as six learners experienced severe shock. MEC for Education in the North West Viola Motsumi strongly condemns the robbery.
MEC Motsumi is irate of the cruel act and calls for perpetrators to be found and brought to book. “I am gravely aggrieved of this barbaric act that is deliberately set at drawing an African child backwards.
“As the North West department of education we are progressively improving the quality of education of learners by exposing our learners through engagements that bridge the technological divide by affording them gadgets for educational purposes. It seems we live in a society that is contrary to progress of the very African child. This is unbecoming behaviour needs to stop. Now we are left with learners with no gadgets and emotionally damaged.
“I earnestly ask our South African Police Services to move swiftly in their search and arrest of these criminals and bring them to book. In the same breath, I am thankful for the Department of Health for stepping in to administer psychological evaluation to our learners,” Motsumi echoed.
The Department will continue to administer psychological support to all learners as from Monday 28, August 2023.