A 19-year-old Onalenna Booi died after he was forcefully taken to the initiation school. A grade 12 pupil at Tlego Tawana Secondary School in the North West has died after he was allegedly forcefully taken to an initiation school. Onalenna Booi, a 19-year-old from Ditlhakong East Village, near Mafikeng, was taken to the initiation school after writing his matric examinations in late November.
It has been reported that his family was unaware of his whereabouts. He was found dead on December 26, 2025, after a case of a missing person was reported to the police. Expressing his sadness, school principal Pogiso Tshipo said he was expecting a bachelor’s pass from the deceased learner.
“As the school principal for this learner, I am extremely devastated by this sad news. I was expecting a bachelor’s pass from this learner because I know that he was one of the hard-working groups of learners. I remember that I spoke to him around September 2025 and he promised to do well in his examinations,” said Tshipo.
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