A concern has been raised that schools in Folweni, south of Durban, are under siege from criminal element in the area.
In the latest act of violence at a local school, a school security guard is fighting for his life after he was shot by unknown people at Folweni High School on Saturday morning.
So far three people have been shot at in a space of one week in and around the schools in the area.
Kwa-Zulu Natal education spokesperson Muzi Mhlambi said two school governing bodies (SGB) paid security guards to patrol the school's premises when they were both shot - one in the leg and the other in chest.
“They managed to call paramedics and the one shot in the leg was treated at the scene. However the other one is still in a critical condition in hospital,” Mhlambi said.
Mhlambi said the suspects managed to take Quantum engines and gearboxes that were donated to the high school for the purposes of practicals for mechanical technology.
The incident happened a few kilometres from where Sboniso Nyawose,48, a teacher at Masuku Primary was shot dead on the school's premises.
Mhlambi said they were baffled by the incidents.
“We are truly disturbed by these incidents; just on Monday we buried Nyawose who was also shot dead inside the school,” Mhlambi said.
Teacher killed, guard critical as shooting incidents hit schools in township south of Durban
A concern has been raised that schools in Folweni, south of Durban, are under siege from criminal element in the area.
In the latest act of violence at a local school, a school security guard is fighting for his life after he was shot by unknown people at Folweni High School on Saturday morning.
So far three people have been shot at in a space of one week in and around the schools in the area.
Kwa-Zulu Natal education spokesperson Muzi Mhlambi said two school governing bodies (SGB) paid security guards to patrol the school's premises when they were both shot - one in the leg and the other in chest.
“They managed to call paramedics and the one shot in the leg was treated at the scene. However the other one is still in a critical condition in hospital,” Mhlambi said.
Mhlambi said the suspects managed to take Quantum engines and gearboxes that were donated to the high school for the purposes of practicals for mechanical technology.
The incident happened a few kilometres from where Sboniso Nyawose,48, a teacher at Masuku Primary was shot dead on the school's premises.
Mhlambi said they were baffled by the incidents.
“We are truly disturbed by these incidents; just on Monday we buried Nyawose who was also shot dead inside the school,” Mhlambi said.
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MEC Kwazi Mshengu said he was concerned with the incidents of school violence around the area of Folweni.
“We are generally very concerned about the incidents of violence in schools but it seems Folweni is one area that we need to zoom into very closely. Violence in our schools is a very serious matter and this incident shows that porovision of security guards in schools cannot be the only solution for this scourge,” Mshengu said.
He said as the society they need to work together and find a lasting as well thought after solution to this problem.
“We wish both security guards especially the one who is still in the intensive care unit a speedy recovery,” Mshengu said.
Police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbeke said the police had registered a case of attempted murder and so far no one had been arrested.
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