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Two learners have been stabbed to death in two separate incidents in the Western Cape.
Education Ministry Spokesperson Jessica Shelver says a Grade 9 learner was stabbed allegedly by a fellow learner during break at a school in Khayelitsha.
She says another learner was fatally stabbed outside a school in Stellenbosch.
“The learners at both schools are very traumatised by the incidents. Counselling is being provided for the learners at both schools. We are devastated by the loss of two very young lives. Our heartfelt condolences go to the learners, family, friends and the school community,” says Shelver.
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