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So Mr. Mukwena is Themba's father?

People are going to know about this.

We'll report you to the governing body.

Mr. Mukwena,

one of our students nearly got killed in the toilet.

- What? - You know they are selling drugs.

- What are you going to do to me? - I've heard from the students that

you commanded an SDU

in Tokoza.

- Take this to township, okay? - Huh?

Get out! Get out!

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Why leave me behind?

Oh my chest.

You smoke too much Javas.

Give up cigarettes.

Painful.

You know, I can't stop thinking about

Hazel, Snowey and Mr. Thapelo.

They waited for the governing body.

Tell me, no one bothered to come? Not even Ken?

Principal who has a child with a student.

It's a disgrace, yes?

Things are getting worse at school.

Hey...

Who's that touching my daughter?

Who's that touching my daughter?

That's Javas.

They've been jogging for two months now.

Hm. Can't believe this.

You've known all along?

I think your daughter is in love.

The drug sellers are ruling the toilets.

We have students who come and go as they please.

Some of the teachers sleep all day in the staffroom.

We are supposed to be writing a media exams

- and we still don't have the... Timetables.

We've called for staff meetings

to attend to the problem but Mr. Mukwena won't even come to them.

So what do you do when the principal is part of the problem?

These are very serious allegations against Mr. Mukwena.

And I can come to the school...

next Thursday?

- Bring this wire this side. - My father and his men are busy.

That's it, Mr. Smooth!

Girls are all over you.

Chester has pulled you in.

Get off me.

- Hello, Nomsa. - Hi.

Your father is busy.

He's Mc Guyver, he does everything.

You know what Javas?

I wonder if Hazel is at school today.

I'm worried.

First it was Sonnyboy.

Now it's her sister.

- I feel pity for her. - Hey?

What happened with Sonnyboy?

We are not talking to you.

Ask her yourself.

Hey class!

I'm having a party over the weekend.

- You're all invited. - Get off jackal!

What about your mother?

You must tie her to a pole.

I heard she nearly killed somebody.

Don't get too used to me.

You must buy razors for your mother.

She shaves her moustache like Hitler.

We were busy playing, and wasting our own time.

- Ken hasn't taught us history until now. - How can he teach us

when he is busy with school girls?

What kind of a person is he?

I'm thinking of asking Miss Cele to teach us history. Do you agree?

Thiza.

Hello.

Uhm, when I didn't see you at school,

I got worried.

I heard about the meeting yesterday.

I decided to come and see you.

Uhm... come in.

When there was no meeting yesterday,

Snowy fell apart and went drinking.

She didn't come home last night.

Uhm, everyone is talking about Ken.

- ‪ - You know what, Thiza,

Can you imagine after...

we waited for two weeks,

for the governing board to see us,

to meet with us to have a meeting.

They didn't even bother to come.

You know,

we sat and waited like fools.

I don't blame Snowy.

- What's that? - Frog.

Okay that's, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Yes?

We are coming to remind you that it's time for your class.

I'm coming as soon as I finish playing my game.

They're going wild in class.

Please come and see.

- ‪ - My goodness.

What do you want me to do, hey?

The school has turned into a zoo. Do I look like a zookeeper?

Go... you're disturbing me.

What are you waiting for? Leave! These kids have no respect.

Okay Javas,

can you just read for us the section

where Dennis Mbela is doing his interview?

He's the leader of Dirty Nine gang

and he's right now serving a life sentence in jail.

"In 1995 I was released from jail,

but it was not long before I started stealing again.

My mother had lost her job.

My sister were hungry.

What could I do?

I also saw people younger than me driving nice BMW's.

I wanted the nice life too.

What's wrong with that?

It's my life.

Life today is too short

so you must make the best of it while you can."

Okay.

What excuses does Daniel make for his life of crime?

The way I see it...

His mother lost her job.

She couldn't feed her family.

And all his friends had nice cars.

He also wanted all those things.

So do you think that Daniel had a choice?

No Ma'am.

He had to get money to feed his family.

Of course Ma'am! He had a choice.

He could have found a job.

Yeah. There's no work.

The jobs left don't pay enough

for one to support a family.

So crime pays.

It pays well.

Listen,

he is now in jail for ten years.

Okay, listen to this.

We always have a choice.

We always have a choice.

And we are responsible for our actions.

...as parenchymal cells.

In fact, the cell of parenchymal...

This woman is boring.

- ‪ - A chromosome is...

She's violating our rights.

You know what son?

Let's change things around.

Watch this.

...whose wall's have been considerably thickened.

You again?

Yebo! Sing all of you.

Sing! Sing!

Piss off, sing!

Oh yes!

Sing! Sing!

Piss off!

Stand up!

Hold here!

You rubber-neck!

Hey you animal! Where are you taking that girl?

You know what Ma'am?

Relax, I'm safe.

Do you also want this?

Come on!

Hurry up! Shut up!

What's wrong with you?

What, you want me to drag you?

Stop the fight! You snap out of it!

- You're going to shit! You ass! - What's wrong with you?

You've caused too much trouble.

You come with me.

Thiza you are a good student.

I don't understand why you want to give up.

That school is useless.

I worked hard on my essay.

Ken didn't even bother to mark it.

So you are throwing your future away

simply because, Ken didn't mark your history essay?

Thiza you know you could go to university.

It doesn't matter...

I can make a lot of money outside.

Oh, it's Chester isn't it?

It's not him, it's me.

Thiza, what are you doing with Chester?

When did you start caring about money?

Touch the desk.

Just incase I lose my temper.

One of my boys came back from school.

He was beaten up by one of your teachers.

What's going on?

Your boy?

Your boy misbehaved.

What must we do? He had to be punished.

Ah, my diamonds.

The apple's of my eye.

They are going to school in Cape Town, you know.

Scuba diving and all those things.

- Say hi to Mr. Malika. - Hi Mr. Malika.

Hi kids.

Okay, go to the car please will you?

What are you doing to our children?

What are you doing to our school?

You are giving these children drugs.

You are killing them.

You destroy them, because you know your kids are in private schools.

- You know-- - Sorry, Bra Gib...

- You wanted to see me? - Yes, look here...

It's getting late.

Do this,

pick up Abel and go now.

Don't be late.

Sure, Bra Gib.

Bye.

Listen here now,

Let me tell you something. I...

am giving no ones children pills.

All that I do,

is to make money for my kids.

So do me a favor.

Get lost.

Ken, tell us something,

Are you able to have discipline in this school?

You know what?

Relax.

We'll do the work for you.

Very simple, you know.

- Isn't that so friend? - Sure.

Sure, Bra Ken.

Okay.

Careful it doesn't explode in your face.

Okay.

Keep going.

What's wrong?

Sir! Sir!

Mr. Kabelu has been shot.

Sir do something.

Do something!

Be careful! He's injured.

You will pay for this.

Thulas, what are you doing?

All this corruption in the school,

is coming to an end today!

Call the department.

I want to talk to them.

No.

Shoot him.

How can you say that?

Oh my God he is going to murder Ken!

Malika do something!

I knew it.

I knew that hooligan was too old to be going to school.

Without discipline.

You're dead.

I used to be a soldier.

As a commander of my own unit,

I had to keep control.

Thulas.

Give me that gun.

I remember one time.

There was this boy in our township.

He was a spy.

We caught him.

Put him on his knees.

I shot him.

The others told me that, without discipline,

you're dead.

Even God knows he had to die.

I've told myself the same thing.

But...

This is not the way to solve things.

Please let him go.

Please.

How is he?

They've finished the surgery.

We must wait.

The things I did in the SDU...

still haunts me.

Tell me.

Have you tried to get help?

Who will I talk to?

Who'll listen?

Feels as if the whole world,

is pressing on me.

Down.

Down!

Thulas,

Thulas please.

Please.

Don't shoot me.

Please.

Tell them not to try anything.

I want to talk to Mr. Mahlatsi alone.

Please I have to speak to him.

I can't let you in, he's got a gun.

What are you waiting for?

- Javas. - Javas.

Javas are you alright? What's happening inside?

Thulas has a gun.

He took it from Ken. He want's you all to leave.

Before he goes crazy.

We just want to talk to him.

He only wants to speak to you Sir.

Okay, gents please.

I'll talk to him.

Move everyone away.

- Are you sure you're safe? - I'm very safe.

- Just move everyone aside. - Okay.

- Lets go. Lets go. - Lets go!

Listen to me Thulas.

I'm from the department. And I've come to hear your demands.

But we cannot talk until you let Ken go.

And you hand over the gun.

You are mad.

Let me talk to him Sir.

Uh, Thulas.

I'm coming in.

Don't shoot.

Thulas?

The cops are gone.

Thulas?

Like I said man,

let me go.

I'll leave this school.

Thulas?

Thulas?

Please trust Mr. Mahlatsi.

He wants to hear your demands.

Joe,

tell him I'll talk to him in here.

He sent the police away.

He knows what's happening.

He met with Miss Cele and Mr. Thapelo this morning.

Bro,

he says he'll tell the police to let you go.

Who's outside?

There's no one.

Over the young.

Get out.

Get out.

Give me the gun.

You can go in, Sir.

I'll take that later.

What's happening inside?

Javas, what's happening?

Tell me all your demands.

I'll think about it.

I came to this school,

for order.

When I got here I found Mukwena.

He allowed thugs and drugs,

you know.

The way I see it,

if they could get rid of him,

all this corruption will end.

Okay my man. I...

I can't remove Mr. Mukwena.

But,

I promise you that there'll be an inquiry into this matter.

Now if we find out that umm...

he is involved in these drugs,

then he'll be fired. That I promise.

But Luenna,

you must promise that this will never happen again.

It won't.

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- Where's Thulas? - He's coming.

Hey, Thulas!

Hey, Thulas!

- ‪ - Subtitle translation by: Antoinette Smit