CABINET ZOOMS IN ON BULLYING! Kgomotso Medupe
CABINET has expressed concern over the prevalence of bullying in schools.
These were the words of acting minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.
She was speaking at a media briefing on Thursday, 22 April in Tshwane.
She briefed the media on a cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, 21 April.
Ntshavheni said the concern over bullying at schools was magnified by the recent incidents at Mbilwi Secondary School in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, Dinwiddie High School in Germiston, Ekurhuleni and Mathole High School in KZN.
She said cabinet was saddened by the death of Lufuno Mavhunga (15) from Mbilwi and conveyed condolences to the Mavhunga family and her friends for their loss.
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The United Nations International Children s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) deputy representative in South Africa Muriel Mafico believes violence against children often contributes to bullying.
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Mafico was speaking in a webinar looking at the impact of cyberbullying on the youth.
This comes in the wake of a court case involving a Limpopo teenager who was arrested last week for assaulting a fellow pupil at the Mbilwi Secondary School in Thohoyandou.
The incident resulted in the 15-year-old Lufuno Mavhunga taking her own life, sparking outrage and re-igniting a debate about bullying in schools.
Cabinet has held its first physical meeting since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It discussed various issues, including the recent fires in Cape Town and at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital.
Cabinet condemned bullying and hate killings.
Bullying, hate crimes, the recent fires in Cape Town and at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, and Mozambique s situation are some of the issues Cabinet discussed on Wednesday at its first physical meeting since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni briefed the media on the meeting on Thursday.
She said Cabinet was concerned about the prevalence of bullying in schools, including the recent incidents at Mbilwi Secondary School in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, Dinwiddie High School in Germiston, Gauteng and Mathole High School in KwaZulu-Natal.
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