Crime wardens to be sent to Gauteng schools for safety

GAUTENG – The Gauteng Department of Education says it has identified 275 schools as a security risk to students. Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane said that most of the schools are in the province’s townships, adding that Gauteng crime wardens and other resources will be sent to these high-risk schools to protect children. His comments follow the brutal murder of Palesa Malatji, a grade 12 pupil from Ntsako Secondary SchooL whose body was discovered on Friday afternoon by the police.

According to the department, Malatji allegedly left school on Thursday afternoon after attending extra classes and walked back home. When she did not arrive home, her family began searching for her at the school to no avail, only to find her sexually violated body next to Echibini Secondary School.