GAUTENG. – Two learners were shot dead in Alexandra on Monday evening, October 5, 2026. The deceased are a Grade 12 learner from Minerva High School and a 17-year-old Grade 9 learner from Alexandra High School.
Lebogang Maile, Gauteng MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, expressed his condolences to the families and school communities. The Gauteng Department of Education said preliminary information indicates they were shot in Alfred Nzo Street, opposite Madala hostel. The circumstances of the shooting, including the motive and what preceded the incident, are being investigated by police.
Maile said the death of learners due to violence is deeply concerning and that the protection of young people requires the involvement of the entire community. He appealed to anyone with information that could assist the investigation or lead to the arrest of those responsible to contact the Alexandra police.
The affected school communities will be provided with the necessary psychosocial support by the Gauteng Department of Education.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
