BRUTAL MURDER OF LIKHONA FOSE @KASIBC_NEWS

BRUTAL MURDER OF LIKHONA FOSE @KASIBC_NEWS 

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane is deeply saddened by the death of Likhona Fose, a 14-year-old Grade 8 girl learner at Ikusasalethu Secondary School in Braamfischerville, whose body was found mutilated in Roodepoort on Sunday, 1 June 2025. 

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has urgently deployed its Psycho-Social Support Unit at Ikusasalethu Secondary School to provide extensive counselling and trauma support to learners and teachers who may have been affected by this tragic incident. 

While police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding this brutal incident, we are devastated by the occurrence of young Likhona’s death during National Child Protection Week, where we raise awareness of the rights of children as articulated in our Constitution. Furthermore, the GDE stands with the nation in condemning all acts of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide, especially where learners are concerned. 

It is our duty as a society to collectively support and champion our children’s education beyond the classroom, this includes ensuring the safety of our children at all costs to protect their future.  “As the Department, we cannot begin to express how deeply disheartened we are by the loss of Likhona, a young girl learner who had a bright future ahead of her. For her life to have been taken from her in such a brutal manner is unacceptable, and we call on law enforcement authorities to speedily apprehend those responsible for this heinous act. 

We wish to extend our sincerest condolences to the family and the school community of Ikusasalethu Secondary, assuring them that we share their pain,” said MEC Chiloane.