MENTAL HEALTH Empowering schools and parents with strategies to combat bullying and foster resilience in pupils 5 min 0 By Mark Potterton
SPARE THE ROD Try these new approaches to deal with children behaving badly 5 min 0 By Mark Potterton
SPARE THE ROD Court victory for corporal punishment victims — why this ruling on sanctions against teachers is significant 5 min 0 By Joy Hlatshwayo, Livhuwani Malelelo and Demichelle Petherbridge
EXTREME VIOLENCE Under the gun — can we prevent mass school shootings in South Africa? 5 min 2 By Mark Potterton
CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH: 26 FEBRUARY-1 MARCH This week — Corporal punishment, evictions into homelessness and the Yoliswa Dwane Public Lecture 4 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
CHILD RIGHTS OP-ED Groundswell of opposition needed to end corporal punishment in schools 4 min 4 By Anjuli Leila Maistry and Daniel Peter Al-Naddaf
SCHOOL ASSAULTS SECTION27 appeals against 'lenient' high court judgment on corporal punishment 3 min 1 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
LESSONS FOR A NEW YEAR OP-ED After Covid, South African education is at a crossroads as we enter 2023 5 min 1 By Michael Le Cordeur
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS OP-ED Enforcing corporal punishment ban in South Africa’s schools still elusive 4 min 1 By Faranaaz Veriava
BASIC EDUCATION OP-ED Cosatu welcomes Bela Bill, but rejects criminalising school disruptions and allowing alcohol sales 4 min 0 By Matthew Parks
OP-ED Corporal punishment ban in SA schools, more than two decades later: More needs to be done 6 min 0 By Gertrude Quan, Isabel Magaya and Mila Harding
SPARE THE ROD OP-ED Council of Educators has failed to protect pupils from abuse and end corporal punishment, but is soft on teachers 5 min 0 By Zahraa Motani
SCHOOL CHILD ABUSE Corporal punishment is a euphemism for assault on children, argues social justice NGO 4 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
SPARE THE ROD Law centre wants stiffer penalties imposed on teachers who beat learners 3 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ‘Shockingly lenient sentence’ for teachers who assaulted learners lands education body in court 3 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OP-ED Beating disobedient children does not ensure discipline at schools – and it’s illegal 5 min 4 By Mila Harding
THE CONVERSATION Four reasons why physically punishing school children doesn’t work 4 min 0 By Conrad Hughes
OP-ED The council for educators needs a heavier hand in dealing with the scourge of corporal punishment 6 min 4 By Mila Harding
Maverick Citizen OP-ED Activists demand an end to ambivalence about corporal punishment in schools 5 min 2 By Mila Harding and Boitumelo Masipa
GROUNDUP Corporal punishment: Two mothers take teachers’ organisation to court over school beatings 3 min 1 By Tania Broughton for GroundUp
