Sadtu raises alarm over spike in Pinetown school attacks
The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) says the spike in the number of violent attacks on schools has left teachers and pupils fearing for their safety.
The union has been commenting after the court appearance of four men accused of targeting schools in KwaZulu-Natal.
The suspects appeared in the Pinetown Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
In one of the incidents, teachers at Tholulwazi High School were robbed of their valuables.
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A similar attack occurred at Dlamuzi High School in the Pinetown District.
"We are aware that there has been a spike of incidents of schools being robbed in the Pinetown area and we believe that police and police intelligence or crime intelligence should really look into this," says the union's Nomusa Cembi
"In the past few weeks or since the beginning of this year, we saw this huge spike in that area. We believe police should be out there to get to the bottom of what is happening."
