Inter-generational relationships
Monday, January 25, 2016
There exist no written rule that men should raid the cradle and marry younger girls, but it has always been the status quo, well, at least most of us grew up under that situation, even came to accept it as the norm.
At school, as a senior girl, well at least during my time, you never expected a junior boy, let alone a boy in your class, to dare ask you out.
His horrific actions, betraying the trust placed in him to protect children have rightly been met with the full force of the law. Whilst we commend the court’s decision, this case forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about safeguarding our children and the lifelong scars such abuse leaves.Magistrate Kefilwe Resheng’s firm sentencing sends a powerful message that those who harm children will face severe consequences. Her words rightly...