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SASKO kicks off its play day activation at Inkonkoni Primary School in Umlazi V Section.
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SASKO Siyasizana initiative: Handover of the first of a 1 000 playgrounds in KwaZulu-Natal

The Play Better campaign targets early ECD and foundation phase learners with a strong anti-bullying message

  • SASKO
4 min read
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BULLYING

SAHRC hearings: The lies and incompetence behind bullying and crimes in schools

Some principals do not have the skills to compile bullying reports; others fear being victimised. This has led to children battling the scourge alone

  • Bongekile Macupe
6 min read
Pervasive: A video of Lufuno Mavhunga being bullied at school went viral on social media. She took her life a day after the incident
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

Principals put lid on learner abuse

The Human Rights Commission inquiry into bullying and sex at schools in Limpopo has heard that some principals don’t report cases of a sexual nature that involve teachers and…

  • Bongekile Macupe
6 min read
An international children’s organisation has told the South African Human Rights Commission that teachers in Limpopo who have long been in the profession use corporal punishment because that is the only form of discipline they know.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

‘Teachers do not know better than using corporal punishment’

This was revealed on the second day of provincial hearings into bullying, corporal punishment and sexual relations between teachers and learners by the Human Rights Commission

  • Bongekile Macupe
3 min read
CHILDLINE

Limpopo teachers put fingers in primary schoolchildren’s underwear, SAHRC hears

The Human Rights Commission in Limpopo is hosting hearings into bullying, corporal punishment and the sexual abuse of learners by teachers in the province

  • Bongekile Macupe
5 min read
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BILL OF RIGHTS

Editorial: Beware the cruel noise of Twitter

Users of social media and journalists need to take care when posting or reporting about children and tragic events

  • Editorial
2 min read