Complaints that Grade 12 learners are watching porn on government-issued devices

Tshwarelo Hunter Mogakane

Pretoria – Mpumalanga education authorities have found themselves in hot water following complaints Grade 12 learners were using government-issued tablets to access pornography.

The tablets are part of the provincial government’s R500 million e-learning programme launched in April by Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane and Education MEC Bonakele Majuba.

At the time, Mtshweni-Tsipane said the launch included the delivery of 6 700 laptops for teachers and 55 000 tablets for learners aimed at meeting the challenges of a technologically advancing society.

She added the tablets were pre-loaded with software and e-content and data ready for offline use.

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