By AGISANANG SCUFF
15 September 2025- The North West MEC for Education, Viola Motsumi said valuable teaching and learning resources were stolen at Reivilo High School, near Taung on 9 September 2025, during an armed robbery. Motsumi said items such as laptop movable cubit, 32 Acer laptops, 32 Acer chargers, 3 HP laptops, 1 Lenovo laptop and 2 external hard drives, were stolen during the robbery.
She further said on the same night, Tshepang Thuto Primary School in the same neighbourhood, also suffered a break-in, where groceries meant for the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) were stolen. Motsumi added that a police case has been opened and investigations are currently underway.
“We strongly condemned the incident. It is deeply concerning that criminals continue to target our schools, depriving learners of valuable educational resources and meals that form part of their daily learning experience.
“Acts like these undermine our collective efforts to create safe and conducive learning environments. We call upon community members to work closely with the police and school authorities to protect schools, which are important centres of hope, development, and opportunity,” she said.
Motsumi said her department will continue to monitor the situation closely and work with police to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.
Meanwhile, the North West police spokesperson, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone said: “We are aware of the incident. It is alleged four unknown men accosted security officers, who were on duty at the school and tied their hands. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, 9 September 2025.
“It is alleged that the suspects forcefully gained entry into an office and managed to open the safe and stole various items that included laptops. A case of business robbery has been opened and is under investigation. No one has been arrested.”
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