The Gauteng education department said it would limit access to events at schools after a Rand Water executive and his bodyguard were killed in a shooting during a back-to-school event in Zakariyya Park, south of Johannesburg, on Monday.
Johannesburg council chief whip Sithembiso Zungu and two others were injured in the shooting.
We are going to be issuing a circular to all schools to limit activities like donations, we need to coordinate that and we need to make sure that it doesnt affect curriculum time delivery so we dont have events that will derail the process and put our children in danger, Gauteng education spokesperson Steve Mabona said.
According to police, an unknown number of people entered the Zakariyya Park community hall where a school donation function was taking place and started shooting before fleeing the scene in a white vehicle.
About 75 learners from Lehae Primary School, Olifantsvlei Primary School, Moses Marne Missions Technical School and Elethu Themba Public School were at the event.
Johannesburg council speaker Margaret Arnolds confirmed that Rand Waters chief shared services officer, Teboho Joala, and his bodyguard were shot dead.
ANC Gauteng spokesperson Lesego Makhubela said Joala had several bodyguards with him because of threats that he had been receiving.
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