{"id":5214,"date":"2025-07-05T17:46:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T15:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hconline.co.za\/?p=5214"},"modified":"2025-07-22T07:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T07:47:44","slug":"sam-maimela-slain-maths-teacher-was-humble-respectful-and-down-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.highveldchronicle.co.za\/wp64\/sam-maimela-slain-maths-teacher-was-humble-respectful-and-down-to-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Maimela, slain maths teacher \u2018was humble, respectful and down to death\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>TWEEFONTEIN K<\/strong>&#8211; Colleagues, friends and family members gathered at His Will Ministry Church on Tuesday, 01 July, to bid farewell to Sam Thabiso Maimela (60), a beloved mathematics teacher at Vulamehlo Senior Phase School in Vlaklaagte No.1. Many are struggling to come to terms with his untimely death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three suspects\u2013 according to police reports\u2013 allegedly hijacked and kidnapped him on the evening of 20 June, as he was about to enter his home. The next day, the police found his car at KwaMhlanga, but not him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After an intense investigation involving various law enforcement units, his body was later discovered dumped in a secluded area near Gemsbokspruit in Tweefontein on 25 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police found his body with gunshot wounds and it is likely that he succumbed to the injuries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maimela was more than just a teacher, he was a mentor, a guide and a father figure to the many pupils he had taught over the course of his teaching career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the memorial service, those who knew him well painted a picture of a man who lived for his learners and died before his time. \u201cHe loved his learners,\u201d attested former school principal, Emilly Jiyane. \u201cHe was humble, respectful, and down to earth. He had morals. He made sure his learners understood mathematics; it was not just a job, it was a calling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North Circuit Education Manager, known as Mthombeni, also paid tribute to the late teacher. \u201cHe led Vulamehlo with excellence in mathematics. His death has left a huge gap in our circuit. We don\u2019t know how we will fill it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.highveldchronicle.co.za\/wp64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Maths-teacher-799x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5216\" style=\"width:297px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.highveldchronicle.co.za\/wp64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Maths-teacher-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/dev.highveldchronicle.co.za\/wp64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Maths-teacher-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/dev.highveldchronicle.co.za\/wp64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Maths-teacher-768x984.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.highveldchronicle.co.za\/wp64\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Maths-teacher.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Tweefontein mourns dedicated mathematics teacher, Sam Thabiso Maimela<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The police have since arrested on 25 June 2025 three male suspects aged between 23 and 34.The suspects\u2013 who all refused to apply for bail\u2013- appeared in the KwaMhlanga Magistrate Court on Thursday, 3 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case has been postponed to 5 August 2025 as detectives await post mortem results, fingerprints from the car, and phone call records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The South African Democratic Teachers\u2019 Union (SADTU) Phumula Branch stood in solidarity outside the court and held placards reading <em>#<\/em>Justice_For_Maimela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve lost a fellow comrade, a colleague. We want justice. Teachers are not safe anymore, and we must take a stand,\u201d said SADTU Phumula branch secretary, Ngwenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaimela didn\u2019t just teach maths, he changed lives. His morning classes, his gentle corrections, and his passion for education will not be forgotten. He taught our learners more than numbers, he taught [them] how to be better people,\u201d said Vulamehlo Senior Phase acting principal Bathabile Tshabangu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TWEEFONTEIN K&#8211; Colleagues, friends and family members gathered at His Will Ministry Church on Tuesday, 01 July, to bid farewell to Sam Thabiso Maimela (60), a beloved mathematics teacher at Vulamehlo Senior Phase School in Vlaklaagte No.1. Many are struggling to come to terms with his untimely death. 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