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South Africa: Why Parents Beating Their Children is Not African Culture
allAfrica, 10 October 2019
After South Africa's Constitutional Court upheld a high court ruling that declared corporal punishment at home unconstitutional, there were memes about African parents ignoring the… Read more »
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South Africa: 'Until We Stop Hitting Children, We'll Not Stop Men From Hitting Women'
allAfrica, 9 October 2019
South Africa has become the 57th country to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. This comes after the Constitutional Court's ruling that the common law defence of… Read more »
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South Africa: What Now After 'Spanking Children' Court Ruling
allAfrica, 9 October 2019
South Africa has become the 57th country in the world to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. This comes after the Constitutional Court's ruling that the common law… Read more »
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South Africa: How Outlawing Parents Hitting Children Will Lead to More Peaceful South Africa
allAfrica, 10 October 2019
South Africa has become the 57th country to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. This comes after the Constitutional Court's ruling that the common law defence of… Read more »
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Africa: Hitting Our Children is a 'Legacy of Colonialism, Slave Trade'
allAfrica, 10 October 2019
South Africa has become the 57th country to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. This comes after the Constitutional Court's ruling that the common law defence of… Read more »
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South Africa: 'Prevention is Always Better Because the Cost of Violence is Higher'
allAfrica, 8 October 2019
In a unanimous judgment, the Constitutional Court of South Africa ruled that the common law defence of reasonable and moderate parental chastisement of children is… Read more »