Gangs terrorise Moshupa Senior School

Tloks's mother Julia Mokalake PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Tloks's mother Julia Mokalake PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

After an expose by this publication about the infamous ‘Matsetsenkane’ back in 2014, the child gangs are now back, rearing their ugly heads at Moshupa Senior Secondary School, Mmegi Staff Writer SHARON MATHALA, reports

Late last year, government took the initiative to sponsor the notorious gang members to a rehabilitation trip to the Okavango were each were to pocket close to P700. According to the Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Thapelo Olopeng, this was government’s contribution of rehabilitating the gang members so they could “refocus”.

The success of this initiative was put to a test this past week at Moshupa Senior Secondary School. When the Mmegi team visited the school this week, most Moshupa senior school students had not turned up for class following a bloody fight amongst gang members Monday morning.

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