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ANA reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday rebuked sexual assault of pupils by teachers and called on law enforcement authorities to investigate and arrest the perpetrators.
Ramaphosa was addressing the SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) at its congress in Johannesburg. He said the rape of pupils by teachers was of grave concern. "There are too many reports of sexual relations between educators and learners ... and you know this. This abhorrent behaviour must be decidedly addressed and be stopped. As educators, your job is that of a parent to the children who come to your schools, you are not supposed to be lovers of children at schools. We may want to deny this as it often happens, but we all know that it is happening. We say Sadtu should stand firm and pledge to not allow teachers to have sexual relations with learners," Ramaphosa said to applause by delegates. Sadtu is holding its ninth national congress at Nasrec until Saturday. The congress will hold discussions on education, policies and labour and come up with resolutions and also elect new leaders.
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