Drake Koka Primary School teacher who loves sex too much rapes Grade 7 girl Published on18 November 2015 Written by Online Correspondent JUST days before the start of 16 days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children, a grade 7 pupil from Drake Koka Primary School in Kaalfontein, Midrand, was allegedly raped by her teacher. The teacher was arrested at the school yesterday and charged with rape of the 13-year-old. Gaunteng education spokeswoman, Phumla Sekhonyane, said the teacher would be served with a letter of intent to suspend him, pending an investigation. The department attended to 304 disciplinary cases involving teachers this year alone. Sekhonyane added; “Of the cases concluded, corporal punishment is the highest with 90 cases due to educators failing to apply alternatives to learner discipline. The second highest were misconduct of sexual nature.” Africa’s largest children’s organisations – the Welfare of the Child, Child Helpline International, Save the Children, Sonke Gender Justice and Unicef – launched the “Action on violence against children” campaign in Johannesburg yesterday aimed at eroding violence against children. Abuse against children on the African continent continues to rise, with the latest child abuse statistics painting a harrowing picture. According to the data on violence against children: · One in 5 girls and one in 10 boys experience childhood sexual violence, with one in 10 girls also experiencing sexual touching; · One in 10 girls have experienced unwanted attempted sex, pressured sex or physical-forced sex; · One in three girls report that their incident of sexual intercourse was unwanted; · One in 3 girls experienced physical violence, with one in four girls abused by an adult in their own household; · In South Africa, one in two reported sexual abuse cases are against children under the age of 15. As many as 84% of child rapes are perpetrated by relatives or acquaintances. The organizations also revealed that last year, South African children called child line to report abuse, school problems and neglect, among other issues. Sonke Gender Justice’s Patrick Godana said although corporal punishment was banned in SA schools, the reality is that children still experienced abuse in their homes

Drake Koka Primary School teacher who loves sex too  much rapes Grade 7 girl
Published on18 November 2015
Written by Online Correspondent
JUST days before the start of 16 days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children, a grade 7 pupil from Drake Koka Primary School in Kaalfontein, Midrand, was allegedly raped by her teacher.
The teacher was arrested at the school yesterday and charged with rape of the 13-year-old.
Gaunteng education spokeswoman, Phumla Sekhonyane, said the teacher would be served with a letter of intent to suspend him, pending an investigation.
The department attended to 304 disciplinary cases involving teachers this year alone.
Sekhonyane added; “Of the cases concluded, corporal punishment is the highest with 90 cases due to educators failing to apply alternatives to learner discipline. The second highest were misconduct of sexual nature.”
Africa’s largest children’s organisations – the Welfare of the Child, Child Helpline International, Save the Children, Sonke Gender Justice and Unicef – launched the “Action on violence against children” campaign in Johannesburg yesterday aimed at eroding violence against children.
Abuse against children on the African continent continues to rise, with the latest child abuse statistics painting a harrowing picture.
According to the data on violence against children:
·         One in 5 girls and one in 10 boys experience childhood sexual violence, with one in 10 girls also experiencing sexual touching;
·         One in 10 girls have experienced unwanted attempted sex, pressured sex or physical-forced sex;
·         One in three girls report that their incident of sexual intercourse was unwanted;
·         One in 3 girls experienced physical violence, with one in four girls abused by an adult in their own household;
·         In South Africa, one in two reported sexual abuse cases are against children under the age of 15. As many as 84% of child rapes are perpetrated by relatives or acquaintances.
The organizations also revealed that last year, South African children called child line to report abuse, school problems and neglect, among other issues.
Sonke Gender Justice’s Patrick Godana said although corporal punishment was banned in SA schools, the reality is that children still experienced abuse in their homes