Principal and staff member killed at Inxiweni Primary

Tembisa school shooting: Principal and staff member killed at Inxiweni Primary

Bulelwa Hoala

Two women, the principal and an administrative staff member, were fatally shot inside Inxiweni Primary School’s admin block in Tembisa on 18 November 2025.
Gauteng Education officials, including Premier Panyaza Lesufi and MEC Matome Chiloane, visited the school as police launched a murder investigation.
A psychosocial support team has been deployed to provide counselling to learners following the tragic school shooting.

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has expressed its shock and sadness following the fatal shooting of the principal and administrative staff member at Inxiweni Primary School in Tembisa on Tuesday, 18 November 2025.

According to a statement released by the GDE, the two women, aged 58 and 55, were shot inside the school administrative block at approximately 5 PM while preparing for a meeting.

Colleagues contacted emergency services after overhearing shots; however, both the principal and the administrator were declared dead on the scene.

Police have launched an investigation, while the psychosocial team was dispatched to the school today, Wednesday, 19 November, to provide counselling and trauma support to learners.

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and Education MEC Matome Chiloane visited the school on Tuesday evening to meet with the families.

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane said, “We are horrified by this senseless and brutal act committed within a school, a place meant to be a sanctuary for teaching and learning. Our thoughts and deepest condolences go to the families of the Principal and the staff member whose lives were tragically cut short. We urge law enforcement and authorities to move with speed to bring the perpetrator to justice.”