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Learner attacks principal
Capricorn Review
|November 05, 2025
VIOLENCE erupted at Swongozwi Secondary School in Madodonga last week when a learner attacked the school principal with a knife.
According to sources, the incident occurred on October 24 after the principal reprimanded the Gr 10 learner for giving food meant for learners to a friend who does not attend the school, and for bullying other learners.
The learner is then said to have chased the principal around the school premises, threatening him with the weapon.
Parents say the attack has exposed serious security shortcomings at many schools in the province.
They claim Swongozwi has long struggled with gangsterism, bullying and drug use, and remains one of the province's underperforming schools with consistently poor matric results.
This story is from the November 05, 2025 edition of Capricorn Review.
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