Overview
- Western Cape police say eight learners aged 17 to 18 are due in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on charges of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
- The Western Cape Education Department confirmed eight precautionary suspensions, with formal disciplinary hearings pending and counselling offered to affected learners.
- Protests outside Milnerton High escalated as police used stun grenades and tear gas to disperse crowds demanding expulsions and broader accountability.
- Political and civil-society responses intensified, with Parliament’s education committee seeking answers, Equal Education cautioning against criminalising learners, and Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie engaging SARU on athlete conduct.
- Authorities urge the public to stop sharing the footage, while reports indicate the victim was beaten with belts, a hosepipe and hockey sticks, and allegations point to involvement by rugby first-team members.