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Debate reignites over corporal punishment in Zimbabwean schools

The issue of corporal punishment in schools has once again sparked heated debate among Zimbabwean lawmakers, traditional leaders, educators, and parents, following a recent incident at SOS Hermann Gmeiner Primary School where a Grade 3 pup…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Woman's arrest over Vuzu party sparks debate on corporal punishment

The arrest and conviction of Panashe Mpofu, a Bulawayo woman who disciplined teenagers, including her own child, for hosting a Vuzu party, has reignited discussions on the legality and ethics of corporal punishment in Zimbabwe.Mpofu was se…

Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa implores parents to administer corporal punishment

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has implored parents and guardians to administer corporal punishment to discipline their children and challenged churches and other social institutions to join in the fight against drug and substance abuse and bullying …

Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Corporal punishment must never be viewed as violence

Editor,Children have to be put on a leash. A child who grows without the leash of fear of the stick meanders boundlessly into forbidden seams of the social realm. The element of force is an essential societal tool which has to be used to c…

Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 12:25hrs | 3 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Is corporal punishment really bad for juveniles?

Last Friday, I read with trepidation the High Court declaration that corporal punishment or caning of children is now unconstitutional.In her review  ruling, in a case involving a 15 year old juvenile accused of rape, Justice Esther M…

Published: 17 Jan 2015 at 16:18hrs | 1 | by John Gambanga

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Debate reignites over corporal punishment in Zimbabwean schools

Woman's arrest over Vuzu party sparks debate on corporal punishment

Mnangagwa implores parents to administer corporal punishment

Corporal punishment must never be viewed as violence

Is corporal punishment really bad for juveniles?

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