GOVT STOPS TARGET SHOOTING IN NORTH WEST SCHOOLS.
North West education MEC Pitso Tsolo has suspended target shooting in public schools in the province until Education Minister Kader Asmal has issued regulations on the sport.
Spokeswoman Patricia Boikanyo said on Friday the North West education department had not been aware that some 20 schools in the province kept .22 rifles and ammunition on their premises. The rifles were the property of the SA National Defence Force, and had been issued to the school by the old SA Defence Force.
The matter came to light when the SANDF advised schools to obtain firearm licences for the rifles on their premises.
Boikanyo said the department was aware of all other sporting activities in schools, but knew nothing of target shooting.
"We're not saying there's Boeremag in schools. But the sport must be regulated," she said. The Boeremag is a shadowy and reportedly heavily armed rightwing group that has been implicated in a plot to overthrow the government.
Schools were gun-free zones, Boikanyo said, and even a teacher with a licensed firearm was not permitted to bring it to school.
The matter had been referred to education Minister Kader Asmal for a decision. Until then, target shooting was suspended.
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31 Janvier 2003 à 14:07 dans
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