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A girls’ dormitory at a South African boarding school has reportedly been closed over allegations of lesbian relationships.

The unnamed school, in the KwaZulu-Natal province, is said to have discovered two female boarders kissing this week.

Local reports say that the pair then identified 27 other ‘lesbians’ in the dormitory and all have now been expelled.

South Africa bans discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation but the country still suffers from homophobia.

South African education officials are investigating why the school was closed.

Education Department spokesman Sihle Mlotshwa told the Mercury that schools were not permitted to expel pupils for being gay.

By PinkNews.co.uk • February 26, 2010