MPs Call for Comprehensive Anti-Bullying Policies at Schools After Milnerton High Incident

South Africa: Education Dept Says Milnerton High Followed Protocol in Bullying Case - South African News Briefs - October 28, 2025

MPs call for comprehensive anti-bullying policies at schools after Milnerton High incident

Schools should have exhaustive anti-bullying policies instead of just addressing the scourge superficially through codes of conduct, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and ANC MP Joy Maimela said.

Advocacy group calls for a safety summit on bullying at schools - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

Advocacy group, Parents for an Equal Education, has called on government to host a National Safety Summit to address the bullying crisis at schools. The call follows the assault of a 16-year-old Milnerton High School learner in the Western Cape. The assault, which was captured on video and widely circulated online, has once again exposed the country’s deepening bullying crisis at schools and the need for better protection of learners. Founder of…

Bullying crisis in South African schools: Urgent support and alternative pathways - Think Digital Academy

A deeply troubling incident at Milnerton High School (Cape Town) has once again drawn national attention to the severity of the bullying crisis in South African schools. A video shared online shows a Grade 10 learner physically and emotionally assaulted by fellow pupils. The victim, a young cancer-survivor, has reportedly expressed that he no longer feels safe returning to the school environment. Read more...