SA Records 13 School Burglaries, One Rape During Lockdown

Nyakallo Tefu

While the country has been on lockdown criminals have been having   a field day with, 13 cases of burglaries and one rape reported across the country. 

Gauteng and the Western Cape have reported six cases of burglaries each since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the 21-day lockdown two weeks ago. 

On Monday, an administration block at Amogelang Secondary School in Soshanguve was set alight, destroying files, photo copy machines, computers, printer and other items.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has condemned the criminal actions that occurred in several schools across the province during the lockdown.

“These incidents are indicative of a trend to take advantage of school holidays to rob schools”, said Lesufi. 

“We will never get tired to appeal to anyone who might have information on this unfortunate act to share same with the police. It is disappointing that, yet another school has been destroyed by fire”, said Lesufi. 

Lesufi