South Africans tend to stare themselves blind against the belief that children are only bullied by other children. The fact is that closer investigation against teachers should be included in the effort to curb child suicide. Suicide came under the spotlight again with the recent death of a 13-year-old Pretoria girl who allegedly took her..
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Too Much Freedom and Leniency for Teachers in the Light of Ongoing Child Suicide
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Condemned bomber, Robert McBride, once again as free as a bird after charges of child abuse dropped
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On Tuesday, the state announced that it was withdrawing charges against IPID (Independent Police Investigative Directorate) head Robert McBride for child abuse. No reasons were given at the Pretoria Magistrates Court as to why the charges were being dropped – but it marks a provisional end to a story marked by peculiar circumstances from the start.
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Father brutally beats five-year-old to death in Johannesburg
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“I called his name; he looked up at me and sighed his last breath.” Rashieda Landis recalled the last moments of a five-year-old boy’s life after he was allegedly severely beaten by his father on Thursday night. Landis‚ a ward councillor of Chrisville‚ south of Johannesburg‚ said that the boy’s father reacted casually to the..
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