South African safety fears force parents in Cape Town to seek former white-only schools

South African safety fears force parents in Cape Town to seek former white-only schools

A legacy of apartheid means some black students have to go the extra mile to get a decent education.

Township violence sends Cape Town kids to White-only schools

Fearing gang violence and armed robberies in Cape Town’s sprawling townships, a growing number of Black parents are putting their children on pre-dawn buses to former whites-only schools miles away, hoping better security and smaller classes will outweigh the long, costly commute. Sibahle Mbasana says thugs regularly stormed her sons’ primary school in Khayelitsha, brandishing guns and stealing teachers’ laptops. “There’s hardly any security,” s…

Cape Town Parents Opt for Safer Schools Amid Crime Concerns - The Global Herald

In Cape Town, escalating fears surrounding crime and gang violence in surrounding townships have led some parents to make the challenging decision of sending

Cape Town safety fears force parents to seek former white-only schools – Daily News

SOUTH AFRICA: Fears of crime and gang violence in the notorious townships on the outskirts of the South African city of Cape Town are forcing some parents to make difficult decisions to send their children on long daily commutes to former white-only schools. “Thugs would go into the school carrying guns threatening teachers, forcefully taking their laptops in front of the learners,” Sibahle Mbasana told the BBC about the school her sons used to …

School safety | Another high school pupil shot dead

School safety | Another high school pupil shot dead Estelle.Bronkhorst Mon, 06/16/2025 - 11:50 CAPE TOWN - Activists in Samora Machel, Cape Town, want an urgent meeting with authorities, after the killing of three high school pupils within three weeks.The Western Cape Education Department has asked for police patrols during peak hours to help safeguard schools.Provincial police have yet to make arrests for the murders.Gunmen killed 15-year-old …