'No to new principal': Angry parents shut down Durban school over principal's improper appointment

Angry parents shut down a Durban primary school on Thursday after the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education (DOE) allegedly brought in a new principal without consulting them.

Parents of pupils attending Dr Macken Mistry Primary School in Sea Cow Lake alleged that Mandla Sikhakhane previously had altercations with pupils and a parent while he was headmaster of the nearby Lakehaven Secondary School, which he led until last Friday.

The previous principal of Dr Macken Mistry Primary, Pompey Sukool, retired at the end of last year and Jessie Govender was acting principal until Sikhakhane's arrival.