EDITORIAL | The adults failed Lufuno twice

It is not enough to suspend the pupils involved in the bullying. Real changes must be made

18 April 2021 - 18:24 By sunday times daily

Dakalo Mavhunga, the elder brother of Lufuno Mavhunga, the teenager who committed suicide after being bullied at school, went straight to the heart of the tragedy when he spoke about his sister this week. “We know some of you may say we just have to celebrate her life. It’s not that easy, because she was just a girl of 15 years.” His words encapsulate the tragedy - she died too young, and her last days on Earth were filled with terror and abuse. What is there to celebrate?..

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