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Mduduzi Tlou, 18, proposed to his 16-year-old girlfriend at Tholulwazi Secondary School in Tsakane, Ekurhuleni, last week, with the video going viral on social media, SowetanLive reports.
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But a few hours after the two got “engaged” in front of cheering fellow pupils, the school confiscated a R2000 ring Tlou had bought for his girlfriend and suspended both pupils.
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The pupils yesterday appeared before a school disciplinary hearing. Tlou told Sowetan that they had been dating for eight months. He said he wanted to marry her because she had “changed” his life.
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“I love her because when I met her, I was an alcoholic and she had changed all of that. I paid R2000 for the ring. I bought it from Sterns. I had saved money for it,” Tlou said.
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The Grade 11 pupil said marriage, however, was not on the cards for another two years. The girlfriend said: “When they took my ring at school, I wanted to cry.
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He asked me to marry him and make him the happiest man on earth. We are not going to get married now. We will get married after we both finish school.”
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The couple’s parents said they were elated by the proposal, however, they were worried by the pupils’ suspension. Tlou’s grandfather Jacob Xaba said: “Why is this relationship being turned into a crime?
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He must marry her. I will even give him my savings for lobola.” The girl’s mother, Nomsa, said: “I am happy with the step these children are taking. Mduduzi is a good boy. I can’t think of a better son-in-law.”
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Gauteng education spokesman, Steve Mabona, said the pupils acted indecently by kissing and touching in front of their schoolmates. “Surely such behaviour will not be tolerated in our schooling environment.
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A school is an institution of learning . The pupils would be given a chance to write the tests missed,” he said.
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