Attacks timeline
February 26 2019:
A 13-year-old girl at Mateane Primary School in the North West is stabbed to death at the school. A fellow pupil is arrested.
February 23 2019:
Thoriso Themane, 28, is stabbed and beaten to death in Polokwane. Seven suspects, all pupils at Capricorn High School, have been arrested.
February 14 2019:
A 19-year-old grade 10 pupil is stabbed to death at Metsimaphodi Secondary School in Dewetsdorp in the Free State. A 21-yearold grade 11 pupil is arrested.
February 11 2019:
A 17-year-old grade 9 pupil is repeatedly stabbed in what appears to be a revenge attack at Trenance Park Secondary School in Verulam in KwaZuluNatal. The pupil is stabbed in the chest, arm and ribs but survives.
February 11 2019:
Two pupils are stabbed at Lentegeur High School in Cape Town — one in the leg, the other in the neck. Both survive.
January 17 2019:
A 15-year-old is stabbed to death during a sports day at Mpekweni School in Peddie in the Eastern Cape. A 16-year-old schoolmate is arrested.
November 26 2018:
A teenage boy is stabbed to death after finishing his matric exam paper in Ladysmith in KwaZuluNatal. A fellow pupil is arrested for the incident, which happened near the school.
November 22 2018:
A grade 1 pupil is stabbed to death at Dikeledi Makapan Primary School in Makapanstad in the North West. A 17-year-old boy from another school is arrested.
November 6 2018:
A 19-year-old grade 11 pupil at KP Toto High School in Gamopedi, Northern Cape, is stabbed to death, allegedly by her ex, on her way to school. A 25-year-old man is arrested.
October 17 2018:
A grade 9 pupil is stabbed to death by a fellow pupil during break at Sinako Secondary School in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
October 17 2018:
A grade 8 pupil at Stellenzicht Secondary School in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape is stabbed to death on the school grounds during break time.
September 30 2018:
A 24-year-old teacher is stabbed to death at Ramotshere Secondary School in Zeerust in the North West. A 17-year-old pupil is charged with the murder.
September 27 2018:
A grade 8 pupil at Richmond High School in the Northern Cape is stabbed to death while attending catch-up classes. A 15-year-old pupil is arrested.
September 14 2018:
An 18-year-old pupil is stabbed to death in class at Nathaniel Pamla Secondary School outside Peddie in the Eastern Cape. An 18-year-old fellow pupil is arrested.
August 24 2018:
An 18-year-old is arrested after allegedly stabbing to death a fellow pupil at Nkatini High School in Shigalo village near Malamulele in Limpopo.
April 12 2018:
Four teenagers are arrested by police at C-Section in Ezakheni in Ladysmith after allegedly stabbing a 20-year-old at a local school. The victim survived.