CIT Officer Robbed of Firearm, Money

June 11, 2020 011-970-3030 Fax: 011-970-4083 FREE Also fi nd us on the internet - www.kemptonexpress.co.za / E-mail: [email protected] NEWS: Eighty-two Norkem Park High School teachers are in quarantine - Page 2 CIT officer robbed of fi rearm, money bag arm and the money bag. The suspect fi red a shot into the ground and fl ed HeleenHel Rossouw in a white double cab bak- kie without a registration A cash-in-transit (CIT) number.” security offi cer was Three other suspects robbed of his fi rearm and waited in the getaway car, a money bag at the Total which drove off in the Garage on Soutpansberg direction of Thembisa. Drive in Van Riebeeck No money was robbed Park around 7am on Mon- from the shop. day morning. “The black money bag According to Norkem was later found empty Park SAPS spokesperson at the corner of Kwartel Sgt Johanna Madiga, the Street and Pongola River offi cer went inside the Drive in Birch Acres. shop to collect the money "The security offi cer while his partner waited in sustained an injury to his the vehicle. mouth and head and was “As the offi cer came taken to Arwyp for treat- out of the shop, a man ment.” cornered him and robbed The garage remained him of his company fi re- closed after the robbery. 11-hour power outage A Grade 12 learner of Hoërskool Jeugland arrives at school on Monday morning. Photograph: Heleen Rossouw expected on Friday An 11-hour planned ment will, as far as rea- power supply interruption sonably practical, put in will affect many residents every effort to minimise Back to school on Friday when the City the outage period. empton Express are taken at the gate and only three learners enter School of Ekurhuleni carries out However, no guaran- visited several schools separate stations were put up at a time after having been Principal Ansie Ras as- urgent repairs to electri- tee can be given that the Kon Monday morning where learners complete a sanitised. sured social distancing will cal equipment at the Van power will remain off when Grade Seven and 12 standard questionnaire every “During breaks, personnel be enforced. All learners are Riebeeck Park Substa- the entire time specifi ed. learners returned to school. day.” monitor learners to ensure screened and sanitised each tion. Customers are, therefore, All was ready to welcome Learners’ hands are social distancing. Learners morning before entering the According to a notice warned that the power back teachers and learners to sanitised before entering a have access at a section of premises. shared by ward councillor supply must be consid- continue with the interrupted classroom. At 5pm, when the the school yard.” “The school was cleaned Tracey Lourenco, power ered live the whole time. academic year. premises must be vacated, all Jeugland installed an by Bidvest. We have 15 will be off from 8am to Also, no guarantee can Hoërskool Jeugland classrooms are sanitised. The “academic mailbox” in which sanitising stations. Each staff 7pm on June 12. be given that the dead- Deputy principal from whole school will be deep- teachers place worksheets member is also screened The areas to be affected line of 7pm will be met. Hoërskool Jeugland Anna cleaned every two weeks to for learners without online and recorded, similar to the are Kempton Park West, Work will continue until Pieterse said the premises a month. means to collect. learners.” Terenure, Birch Arces, the power is restored, the and all classrooms had been Grade 12 register classes “As far as our matrics’ Edleen and Van Riebeeck City said. deep-cleaned prior to the reo- have been halved to ensure syllabus is concerned, we are Park. The City of Ekurhuleni pening on Monday morning. social distancing and teachers 100 per cent on track.” According to the apologises for the incon- “Learners’ temperatures monitor bathrooms to ensure Rhodesfi eld Technical High Continued on page 2 notice, the energy depart- venience caused. Page 2 NEWS www.kemptonexpress.co.za . KEMPTON EXPRESS June 11, 2020 All Norkem Park High Many learners back at school Continued from page 1 teachers in quarantine There are 163 Grade 12s and most arrived by car on Monday morning. a different way of schooling on “The majority of our learners use public Monday. transport; however, I didn’t see many taxis They had to stand outside on dropping children off today.” the markings to observe social Ras said they were compiling a list of all Puleng Sekabate distancing as they waited to have taxi and bus services that commute learners orkem Park High their temperature taken before to school. School’s 82 staff mem- entering the premises. From there “We will arrange a meeting with our learn- Nbers are in quarantine and they moved to sanitising stations. ers’ paid transport drivers to fi nd out what were unable to report for work Although all learners wore their safety measures are.” on the re-opening of schools on their own masks, they were also Learners are offered orientation sessions Monday. issued new masks. at school to educate them about being safe in Their 14-day quarantine The screening procedure will taxis and buses. period, which commenced on be done every day. There is also Laerskool Kempton Park June 1, is due to one of the teach- an isolation room and a nurse Principal André Page said he was pleased ers having tested positive for adopted to assist should there be to welcome Laerskool Kempton Park’s Covid-19. a need. Grade Sevens. As a result, the Grade 12 Certain classrooms were “We are following the protocol as advised learners were welcomed back Karabo Monokoane was among those who asked questions prepared and only 20 learners by the Department of Education, so this to school by members of the during the orientation period where the new rules and regu- are accommodated in each class. morning was a learning curve. The fl ow of Department of Education and lations of learning while observing Covid-19 regulations As you step into each classroom, the screening process is slow, but we are members of the school governing were addressed. you are met by a sanitising sta- pleasantly surprised that all our learners are body (SGB). tion which learners and teachers in attendance. According to Roy Mkhonza, The teacher found out after he had which were negative.” are expected to use upon entry “The children will be screened three times chairperson of the SGB, the gone to hospital with his pregnant The school facilities had and exit and whenever necessary. in a day and desks will be sanitised after principal was informed of the wife and although his wife tested already been cleaned prior to the Liquid soap can also be found each class has left.” positive case on May 31. negative, he tested positive.” positive case and Dinare Clean- in the toilets. The classrooms Supero Private Combined School “The principal was notifi ed Mkhonza said all staff mem- ing Services were called again to were divided into blocks and dur- Grade Seven and matric learners started that a male teacher tested positive bers who were in contact with the deep-clean, disinfect and sanitise ing breaks learners are to stay in classes on Monday morning. All learners for Covid-19 on May 31. This teacher were tested last week. the premises again. their respective blocks. attended classes. was alarming because staff were “The principal sent out a mes- Mkhonza said the teachers were The new rules and regulations The school underwent deep-cleaning and at the school during the last week sage and all staff members had expected to return to work on June were relayed to learners through sanitising of its premises prior to it re- of May to help prepare the school to report to the school for testing. 15. He also said the department orientation periods. opening. A walk-through sanitising booth for re-opening,” said Mkhonza. Members of Birchleigh North would run the school for the entire From June 10, school hours was placed at the entrance of the school and “The teacher was among those Clinic assisted with the testing. week until the staff return. have been extended to 4pm measures such as spacing of desks, creat- who reported to school and was in “More than half of the staff The school has 235 Grade 12 instead of 2.30pm to catch up and ing one-way movement and putting up signs contact with other staff members. have received their results back, learners, who were introduced to complete the academic year. dealing with precautions learners need to take to curb the spread of the virus were taken. According to deputy principal Roux Steenkamp, the Department of Education delivered personal protective equipment AfriForum voed talle behoeftiges required to maintain hygiene amid classes and also provided masks for learners. AfriForum se Oos-Rand-takke bestuur. “In the morning we go through a screen- het tydens die staat van in- Die takke in Alberton, ing process before learners enter classes. perking reeds meer as 30 ton Brakpan, Benoni, Edenvale, They walk through a sanitising booth and voedsel aan 3 844 behoeftige Germiston, Kempton Park en are met by educators who check their tem- gesinne uitgedeel. Springs het altesaam meer as peratures and sanitise their hands. Learners Die aksie is in samewerk- R1.5 miljoen se voedsel, han- also fi ll in a form to identify symptoms of ing met Solidariteit Helpende dreiniger en maskers versprei. the virus. Hand, Saai en verskeie ander Hierdie projekte is gefi nansier “We are practising social distancing by organisasies aangepak om vanuit skenkings, takfondse en ensuring desks are one metre apart, wear- gemeenskappe tydens die staat die taknoodfonds wat tydens ing masks and walking in single fi le.

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