Teachers, learners and parents were robbed during an award-giving ceremony in Motherwell in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. 30 cellphones, money and cars were taken.
The suspects fired their guns and forced the victims to lie on the ground while they robbed them of their items
They fled the scene, and some South Africans were taken aback by the incident, calling for them to be arrestedcurrent affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered police investigations and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.GQEBERHA, EASTERN CAPE — A group of thugs disrupted an award-giving ceremony at a school in Motherwell in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape and robbed the parents, teachers and learners.
South Africans called for security to be beefed up in schools. Some complained that crime targeting schools was getting worse and called the education department to ensure that criminals did not threaten teachers' lives.Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art.
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