Assisted by the SAPS, education department and Home Affairs officials, they swooped in on Hillcrest International School and Academy of Sciences, allegedly for operating without education department registration.
The Hawks have shut down two schools in Johannesburg.Around 200 students were enrolled at the schools.
Petros Lyson, 54, the director of Hillcrest, was arrested along with his sons, Rawlings, 30, and Rodney, 25. His sons taught at the primary school, according to the Hawks.Staff members, Emmanuel Ngwenya, 24; Evermore Zenda, 30; and Christian Egbonim, 38; Juliet Maphiri, 32; and Faith Mwitha, 22, were also arrested.
Gauteng Hawks spokesperson, Captain Lloyd Ramovha, said the schools' 200 paying students were foreign nationals.Supplied Hawks"They are also charged for [their] failure to register the institutions, which is a contravention of the South African Schools Act. Charges of contravention of the Immigration Act are also being explored, pending verification of the status of the arrested persons in the country," Ramovha added.
"In the said case, the minors were rescued, and three arrests were made. That case is already on the court roll with the remand scheduled date of 13 April 2023, with Lyson expected to join his co-accused at the [Kempton Park Magistrate's Court]."
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