TOM EATON | Who disciplines the whip-cracker, Lesufi? And that’s just the start of it
The Gauteng education MEC’s suggestion corporal punishment would restore order in our schools shows how completely out of touch he is
18 August 2022 - 21:04
Let’s be clear: human rights organisations might be appalled by Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi suggesting children need to be beaten to control them, but millions of South Africans agree with him...
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