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Children grow up in a climate of violence (mentatdgt/Pexels)
This week is Child Protection Week and recent research done by the 1000 Women Trust has found that 57% of children have been bullied at some time during their high-school careers.
The death of Limpopo teenager, Lufuno Mavhungu, brought the effects of bullying and violence on children caused by other learners at school, to the forefront. The grade 10 pupil was laid to rest after a video of her getting beaten up and called names by other learners went viral on social media in April this year. It is reported that she passed after a pill overdose following the incident. The #JusticeForLufuno hashtag was created in her name to raise awareness on the effects of bullying on children’s mental health, and to call for collective action from members of the public to prioritise the safety of children at school.
Artist turns bullying trauma into art
By Murphy Nganga
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Cape Town - In a world where he grew up being bullied, contemporary artist Silas Motse transforms Cape Town s streets into a canvas of love, light and hope.
Born and bred in the Free State, Motse was not exposed to much. Experiencing being bullied at a tender age, Motse turned to art in effort to escape his bullies.
âWhen I was younger, the kids at school would constantly make fun of my ears. This resulted in me building a wall of defence because I was tired of being targeted. I would swear and retaliate back to scare them away. I used to have a book that I would use to threaten people away. In this book I usually drew funny caricatures of people. I remember that my father used to hunt, so everyone in the community knew this so they made fun of me. They would make fun of me surviving on rabbit meat because of my dad s work,â said Motse.