The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is aware and deeply concerned by recent disruptions and instability at schools in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, on Friday, 1 August 2025. This follows an alleged case of learner-on-learner assault at Thuto-Lesedi Secondary School on Wednesday, 23 July 2025, where a Grade 8 boy learner was allegedly assaulted by a group of fellow learners, resulting in his hospitalisation