Corporal Punishment

You can’t beat discipline into a child

Article Ellapen Rapiti - 4 Oct 2019

Children displaying aberrant behaviour have often been traumatised and require counselling

Our children are killers and we need to change this

Article Carol Bower - 13 Mar 2019

They learnt violence at home and in society which is marred by inequality and poverty

Cape Town school to decide on way forward following video of teacher slapping pupil

Article Mashadi Kekana - 6 Feb 2019

The education department has asked the public not to conclude that the incident is racially motivated until the investigation has been completed

Landmark moment for children’s rights in South Africa

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Nov 2018

The constitutionality of corporal punishment in the home will be determined by the apex court

Instil discipline in schools but don’t break the pupils

Article Makubetse Sekhonyane - 16 Nov 2018

Discipline in schools is about authority and leadership

Discipline in schools: What the law says you can and can’t do

Article Shaazia Ebrahim - 9 Nov 2017

There is a difference between discipline and corporal punishment: one means teaching acceptable behaviours and the other intends grievous bodily harm

‘Spanking judgement sets a dangerous precedent’

Article Amanda Khoza News24 - 23 Oct 2017

Freedom of Religion SA on Monday said a high court ruling which ordered parents to no longer spank their children would set a dangerous precedent.

Should the government tell you how to discipline your children?

Article Joan Van Dyk - 4 May 2017

New research reveals complex relationships between harsh parenting and violence later in life for children.

SAHRC recommends ban on corporal punishment

Analysis bogdan TagDiv - 11 Feb 2016

If Cabinet goes ahead with the process to enact the requisite legislation, it will be illegal for parents and caregivers to hit children.

Pupils Speak Out: Not all public schools have the resources that my school has

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Jan 2015

A 16-year-old Islamic pupil writes about her school experience, which is different from the average, and how we can go about changing education.

Pupils Speak Out: ‘They beat us in a way they would not beat their children’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 4 Dec 2014

Corporal punishment may be illegal, but pupils are subjected to it anyway - leading them to feel ashamed to go to school. One pupil tells their story.

Sparing the rod, rebuilding the child

Article Barbara Dale Jones - 16 Sep 2014

New approaches to school discipline are focusing on empathy over enmity.

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