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(FILE PHOTO) Candles lit during a funeral service.
The Gauteng Education Department says they will conduct an inquiry into the death of a 10-year-old Grade 5 learner from Reagile Primary School, in the Winnie Mandela area of Tembisa.
The learner was killed on Monday after a goalpost fell on him while he was playing on the school’s soccer field.
According to preliminary reports, the incident reportedly occurred during the second break.
Gauteng Education spokesperson, Steve Mabona says police have started with their investigations.
“The emergency services were called they tried to resuscitate we are informed that they came within 20 minutes so and then they tried but the child then passed on the police are investigating circumstances surrounding this incident and you will know that normally they will you know open the inquest case docket and they will take it from there but we felt that as a department parallel to this we will also conduct our own inquiry.”
MEDIA STATEMENT | Gauteng Education MEC @matomekopano is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of a Grade 5 boy learner from Reagile Primary School in Tembisa, after a tragic incident that occurred on school ground during break time today.
MEC Chiloane is also concerned about a… pic.twitter.com/xrvpGAjcoc
— Gauteng Department of Education (@EducationGP1) February 16, 2026
JUST IN | A 10-year-old Grade 5 learner from Reagile Primary School, in the Winnie Mandela area of Tembisa, was tragically killed yesterday after a goalpost fell on him while he was playing on the school’s soccer field. pic.twitter.com/JkILJ2Ue7R
— SABC News (@SABCNews) February 17, 2026
