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A GRADE 12 learner from Limpopo has been killed at Ben Hlongwane Secondary School in Tshamahansi outside Mokopane on Sunday.
The 20-year-old learner was allegedly killed after sneaking out of the study camp at Ben Hlongwane Secondary School.
He was found with stabbed wounds outside the school premises on Monday.
Limpopo Education MEC Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya said the department was investigating how the learner got out of the school during studies.
“It is disturbing that in just one week we lose two Grade 12 learners under similar circumstances. The idea of affording learners extra lessons at the school premises was meant to keep them focused on their school work in an endeavour to improve the matric result,” said Lerule-Ramakhanya.
“It is a great loss to the family and to us as the department, we have invested so much on these learners and we hope this will be the last incident.”
The incident happened three days after another Grade 12 learner drowned in Sekhukhune after he allegedly got out of the school premises to go and swim at a nearby Olifants River.
His body was retrieved on Saturday afternoon, five kilometres from where he was last seen.
Lerule-Ramakhanya has urged parents, learners and communities to work together to protect the youth and children.
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