27 May 2021 - 18:58
Lufuno Mavhunga committed suicide after she was beaten and bullied at school and a video of the incident went viral.
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The basic education department says it will embark on a nationwide roadshow in a bid to stamp out bullying at schools.
This comes after Lufuno Mavhunga, a grade 10 pupil from Mbilwi High School in Limpopo, committed suicide after a video of her being bullied went viral online.
The incident has been widely condemned and the pupil who committed the bullying was arrested on assault charges.
Addressing a National Assembly debate on bullying among pupils at schools on Thursday, basic education deputy minister Reginah Mhaule said the department will start the roadshow in Johannesburg.