Overview
- Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia was asked to coordinate SAPS, the Basic Education Department and provinces to monitor and stop disturbances linked to Operation Dudula.
- Members of Operation Dudula visited Soweto schools and pressed principals to halt enrollment of undocumented foreign children, prompting warnings of legal consequences.
- Minister Siviwe Gwarube reiterated that disrupting teaching is a criminal offence under the South African Schools Act and said offenders will face prosecution.
- Gauteng education spokesperson Steve Mabona said placements follow feeder‑zone rules, sibling criteria and capacity, not citizenship or immigration status.
- In the Eastern Cape, seven St John’s College teachers were placed on precautionary suspension over abuse allegations, and an external team is probing complaints at JS Skenjana with psychosocial support offered to affected learners.