Opinion

End this heartbreaking cycle of violence against children

29 November 2020 - 00:00 By Shanaaz Mathews

South African children are surrounded by violence, and too often are the victims of violence — in their families, schools and communities. The violence to which they are exposed takes the form of beatings, attacks with weapons, sexual abuse, denigration and humiliation, with long-term effects on their health and social and psychological wellbeing...

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