Pretoria Girls High School SGB Case Against Education Department Struck of the Roll

Pretoria Girls High School SGB Case Against Education Department Struck of the Roll

  • The Pretoria High Court has temporarily struck the case between the Gauteng Department of Education and Pretoria High School for Girls off the roll
  • The School Governing Body took the Department to court recently after it declined to release the full racism report
  • The School Governing Body's legal team asked Judge Mandlenkosi Motha to recuse himself after statements he made regarding the case

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The Pretoria High School for Girls' SGB requested that the judge for their case against the Gauteng Education Department recuse himself
The case between Pretoria High School for Girls and the Gauteng Education Department hit a snag. Image: Deaan Vivier/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images
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PRETORIA—The Pretoria High School for Girls' School Governing Body has requested that the judge presiding over their case against the Gauteng Department of Education recuse himself.

SGB case struck off the roll

According to SABC News, the Pretoria High Court has temporarily struck the case off the roll after the SGB's legal team demanded that presiding judge Mandlenkosi Motha recuse himself over allegedly making utterances alluding to the political aspects of the case.

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SGB doesn't trust the judge

The SGB believes that because Motha uttered the remarks, he could not handle the case objectively. The Department of Education announced that it will not release the full report into alleged racism at the Pretoria High School for Girls.

The MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane, said the Department declined to release the full report because there are personal details the Department wants to protect. He said the Department could release a revised report version that does not reveal the witnesses' private information.

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Allegations of racism have plagued the school since a group of learners were suspended for allegedly opening a WhatsApp group where they shared racially-charged statements. The Department found that the senior staff members were reportedly involved in systemic racism and racially discriminatory behaviour.

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. He joined Briefly News in 2023. Tebogo passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za