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SowetanLive reports that the Gauteng Department of Education (DOE) has withdrawn security guards from high-risk schools across the province with immediate effect.
A notice sent by Zondi Nkuna, acting director of security services management, to school principals and security service providers did not explain the reasons for the withdrawal, but stated that no guarding services would be allowed to operate without official purchase order numbers. The DOE had previously identified at least 75 schools as “extreme high-risk” zones, spanning Johannesburg Central, Tshwane, and Ekurhuleni. In response to rising incidents of school violence, the department launched a series of school safety imbizos to gather input from communities and stakeholders. These engagements produced recommendations such as the installation of CCTV cameras, structured after-school activities, and the deployment of trained patrollers instead of outsourced private security.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Koena Mashale at TimesLIVE
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