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82 OFFICERS TACKLE GANG VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS

Cape Argus

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September 22, 2025

IN THE wake of violence and gangsterism gripping Cape Town and spilling on to school grounds, MEC for Education David Maynier revealed that 82 School Resource Officers have been deployed to high-risk areas.

- GENEVIEVE SERRA

They have made a dent, conducting 8508 searches, confiscating 6480 items, and visited 4844 schools between January and June.

Last week the department said they received 454 reports of incidents of assault on school property between January and July involving learners while National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) reported that 563 children have fallen victim to violence due to ongoing gang wars which have spilled over into the classroom.

The news comes just days after a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed on September 19, while walking home from school in Elsies River in what police spokesperson, Captain FC Van Wyk described as gang-related.

Van Wyk said five suspects are expected to make an appearance at the Goodwood Magistrates' Court today on charges relating to the teen's murder.

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