EDITORIAL | Why is corporal punishment being dished out at schools nearly 30 years after ban?

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22 May 2025 - 04:30 By TIMESLIVE PREMIUM EDITORIAL

Picture the scene — girls and boys in uniform, being viciously lashed across the legs and back by men with sticks or sjamboks while walking into school. ..

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