The mother of a pupil who committed suicide following allegations of rape accused the principal of violating her son’s rights when dealing with the matter.
False rape accusations will undo the progressive work done to eliminate gender-based violence, acting chair of the Commission for Gender Equality Nomasonto Mazibuko said on Wednesday.
Yesterday, I read a heart-wrenching suicide note left by Bafana Sithole, a 17-year-old boy who hung himself in one of the storeroom facilities at Hoërskool Kriel in Mpumalanga after being falsely accused of rape by a fellow pupil.