"The free-floating poison of gender violence and xenophobia should not be allowed into our classrooms," writes Estelle Pfeiffer.

The deputy principal of Disa Primary School in Bonteheuwel has been suspended following allegations that he molested several Grade 7 girls.

uThukela District Municipality locked down

A shooting incident outside a primary school in Katlehong has claimed the life of a Grade 6 pupil, authorities confirmed on Thursday morning.

The teacher who cannot be named until he pleads was charged on September 16.

“Corporal punishment does not achieve what it intends to, and its use has become obsolete in democratic societies," said Dr Londeka Ngubane.

The KZN provincial government has ramped up its efforts to clamp down on school violence and crime in the province by unveiling 1500 trained volunteers.

KwaZulu-Natal provincial government leaders on Tuesday joined learners in Hammarsdale, outside Durban, in a march against violence in schools.

A Phoenix father has laid a criminal charge against a teacher for allegedly pinching and slapping his seven-year-old daughter, who the teacher claimed had copied.

'Bullying remains a major challenge, as it most often occurred in the classroom, generally in the absence of a teacher'

Case deals with 37 Eastern Cape children but affects nearly one million more

A Congolese learner at Salt River High School was beaten so severely in a xenophobic attack by classmates she remains in hospital two weeks later.

Rietondale High School, previously named Hoërskool Hendrik Verwoed, has been vandalised less than one month after the name change.

In a first for their school, 50 pupils of Tuscany Glen Primary in Blue Downs battled it out in an intra-school quiz on Saturday.

The story of South Africa’s overall performance in maths is a much lamented concern, based on various global studies.

As South Africa comes to grips with gender-based violence with ongoing protests following the recent student deaths at universities, the spotlight has turned to bullying at schools.