A KZN teacher was fired after being found guilty of having sex with one of his pupils. (Rosetta Msimango/City Press)
A teacher deposited R500 into a pupil’s bank account for a pregnancy test after having sex with her.
The shocking details of T Mchunu’s sexual relationship with a pupil, who was under the age of 18, were revealed during an arbitration hearing conducted by the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) after he was charged with misconduct.
On 16 May, the ELRC fired the teacher of Busana High School in Greytown, the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, after finding him guilty of having a sexual relationship with a pupil.
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