Latest articles on 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

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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

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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

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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

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Instil discipline in schools but don’t break the pupils

Article Makubetse Sekhonyane - 16 Nov 2018

Discipline in schools is about authority and leadership

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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

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‘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.

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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 Staff Reporter - 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.

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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.

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

Article Staff Reporter - 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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How corporal punishment’s legality aggravates child abuse

Analysis Carol Bower - 10 Jun 2014

Data shows that over 30% of parents use severe corporal punishment, but the law should not allow it, writes Carol Bower and Wessel van den Berg.

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Cracking the whip won’t stop the violence ravaging schools

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Nov 2013

So what can we expect from government and educators to make schools safe?

Corporal punishment will not be tolerated, says MEC

Article Sapa - 5 Jun 2012

KwaZulu-Natal education minister Senzo Mchunu has warned teachers who used corporal punishment to discipline pupils that they could lose their jobs.

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