South Africa

Enock tragedy, sex pest coach lay bare school’s ‘code of silence’

“This is not a dysfunctional school,” said Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi at a media conference on the death of Parktown Boys’ High pupil Enock Mpianzi.

People picket outside Parktown Boys High, where classes resumed on Tuesday morning following a day of counselling for those affected by the death of pupil Enock Mpianzi.
People picket outside Parktown Boys High, where classes resumed on Tuesday morning following a day of counselling for those affected by the death of pupil Enock Mpianzi. (Alon Skuy)

“This is not a dysfunctional school,” said Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi at a media conference on the death of Parktown Boys’ High pupil Enock Mpianzi.

But minutes earlier he described how his department had intervened in 2018 to try to eradicate a “culture of silence” about abuse at the school.

GET THE FULL STORY IN TODAY’S TIMES SELECT

Get the Times Select app or daily email newsletter

Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.

Comment icon
Sign UpLog In

Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.

Editor’s Choice

1

Getting it right: Masondo judgment correction

2

MK Party names Sibonelo Nomvalo as its new — and seventh — secretary-general

3

EDITORIAL | Ambassador’s bluster does not bode well for SA-US relations

4

ANC in Johannesburg moves to recall mayor Dada Morero

5

MAKHUDU SEFARA | Nkabane’s promotion makes merit a joke

Related Articles