With an average of 14 out of 53 teachers not reporting for duty daily since March and pupils using smartboards to connect their cellphones to play music and watch movies all day, TM Letlhake Secondary School has set itself up as one of Gauteng’s worst schools.

Classes at TM Letlhake Secondary School in Bekkersdal, West Rand, which has been plagued by gangsterism, were suspended on Wednesday.

The gate of TM Letlhake Secondary School in Bekkersdakl, west of Johannesburg, has been broken down following a shutdown by parents over increased violence among learners and teacher absenteeism.

Some of the sharpest brains in journalism will gather in Alexandra tomorrow at the Aggrey Klaaste Annual Colloquium to discuss the devastating impact of the 2021 July unrest on the media and the continued attacks on fearless journalists.

Slain Holiness Christian Revival Ministries pastor Vincent Sikhakhane pleaded with armed robbers who stormed into his church – a third incident in recent months – to take whatever they wanted and spare the lives of his congregants, but the gunmen went on to fatally shoot him.

A number of grieving families are increasingly losing faith in the police as suspected drug gang clashes continue to claim more lives in Westbury, Riverlea and Eldorado Park.

A group of Eldorado Park residents refuse to be silenced by recent shootings and have been camping outside their police station for more than 30 days, demanding increased police visibility in their area.

A former police officer was recently arrested for possession of stolen goods linked to victims of the July Krugersdorp gang-rape case.

The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) says more lives could be saved if police can handle cases involving sex workers better.

Johannesburg Water has warned residents in high-lying areas of the city of possible water outages due to power trips at a Rand Water purification plant.