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Principal, admin staff member shot dead at Gauteng primary school
The principal and administrator were fatally shot while preparing for a meeting; police continue investigating the motive and circumstances of the attack.
- On Tuesday evening, two senior school officials were shot dead inside the administration block at Inxiweni Primary School in Tembisa around 17:00 while preparing for a meeting; emergency teams declared both victims dead at the scene.
- Education MEC Matome Chiloane said staff preparing for a meeting heard gunshots before an alleged gunman breached the administration block; investigators say the motive remains unknown.
- Police say they were called on Tuesday afternoon and discovered two female bodies with gunshot wounds on arrival, while colleagues in nearby offices found the victims lying in a passage.
- Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane visited the school and met victims' families later Tuesday night; psychosocial support teams and employee-wellness officials have been dispatched.
- Teachers and pupils at Inxiweni Primary School were left in shock, and the Gauteng Department of Education spokesperson Steve Mabona said it was deeply shocked and saddened, amid opposition calls for urgent school security plans and social media GBVF awareness actions.
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Principal and administrator shot dead at Tembisa primary school
A teacher and an administrator were shot and killed at Inxiweni Primary School in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni, on Tuesday. Gauteng education spokesperson Steve Mabona said staff were preparing for an upcoming meeting when they heard several gunshots and ran for cover. When they emerged, they found the principal and an administrator lying on the floor in the administration block. Mabona said the incident happened at around 5pm. “The colleagues immediatel…
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