Mpumalanga Learner Arrested for Stabbing His Friend to Death

• The South African Police Service arrested a teenager in Mpumalanga for the alleged murder of his friend on 14 August 2025
• The incident happened as the two friends were on their way home from school when the incident happened
• South Africans were devastated that the learners would turn on each other, and mourned with the family

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered a range of criminal activities, including cash-in-transit heists, kidnappings, taxi violence, police investigations, police shootouts, and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

KWAMHLANGA, MPUMALANGA — The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested a grade eight learner in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga, for allegedly stabbing his friend to death on 14 August 2025.

According to TimesLIVE, the learners were from Senzangakhona Secondary School and were on their way home from school when the stabbing happened in the afternoon. The circumstances that led to the violent stabbing are unknown. However, teachers were alerted by other pupils who allegedly witnessed the incident.

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The Emergency Medical Services were called to the scene, and they declared the victim deceased. The police continue to investigate.

Stores of learners stabbed to death

A learner from Limpopo stabbed and killed his fellow grade 10 learner at a cultural event in Limpopo on 2 March 2025. The circumstances surrounding the stabbing remain unclear. When his mother rushed to the scene, he found him lying in a pool of blood.

Learners from a school in the east of Tshwane received counselling services after a grade 12 learner was stabbed to death. The incident happened on 17 June 2025 at the Lesedi Secondary School. The learner who allegedly stabbed his fellow schoolmate did not attend school on the day of the incident. He waited for the victim after school hours and reportedly stabbed the grade 12 learner from another school three times.

What did South Africans say?

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Netizens commenting on Facebook were devastated.

Joe Zama Thomas said:

"Government must ban knives from the shops."

Magagula Busisiwe Ditshego said:

"There should be officers in schools, and they should search every pupil before entering the school premises."

Ogtshepeng Tshepi Martins said:

"I say the police must go and search every school like they did in 2010. Confiscate all the weapons and alcohol and anything not school-related from these kids and tell them to focus on school, not crime."

Bongani Percy said:

"They deserve more than 15 years' imprisonment."

Linda Masike said:

"Since ama green beans don't have much to do, why don't they deploy them at high schools? Every time I come across them, you can see they're tired and bored."

Durbanlearners stabbed during schoolyard altercation

In a related article, Briefly News reported that three learners were stabbed during an altercation at a Durban, KwaZulu-Natal school. The incident happened on 4 February 2025.

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Source: Briefly News