Learners receive school shoes for Valentine’s Day
Emasangweni primary school learners were told not to bully others for being poor.
Lack of commodities like school uniform leads to stigmatisation which in turn leads to bullying at local schools, said Nhlanhla Peete founder of What What Media.
The founder came to speak to the Emasangweni primary school learners on Valentine’s Day, donating 30 pairs of school shoes.
Peete told learners not to bully others and addressed them on the dangers of bullying.
He said bullying is dangerous because when you bully a person you do not know what they are going through.
Learners are bullied due to their poverty, he said.
“To alleviate the dire situation, we have decided to donate school shoes to the identified learners who desperately needed the shoes,” said Peete.
He said the company saw it fit and proper to show love to all people, especially needy learners by donating on Valentine’s Day.
The event was attended by various stakeholders within the community including the police.
One of the guest speakers Miss Teen Gorgeous Pretoria Tswelopele Nteo warned learners against bullying.
“Whatever you are doing to another person, somebody else might be doing that to your sibling,” said Nteo.
“You might be adding to the misery that they find themselves in already and in some cases, this might lead to them committing suicide.”
Champion Phiri of Choose Life community organisation also graced the occasion with a pep talk to the learners.
“Bullying is one of the things that make South Africa a violent country and if you are a bully, ask yourself as to where you will be in 10 years.”
Phiri added bullying won’t take you anywhere except to prison.
“Bullies don’t live long,” Phiri said.
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Warrant Officer Mabel Mabaso of Mamelodi East police station also encouraged learners to stop bullying, to be tolerant and respectful to their fellow learners.
“No to drugs. No to abuse. And no to bullying,” said the police.
Naga Drop-In Centre spokesperson, Angela Letsoalo revealed that she herself was bullied as a learner until her friends stood up for her and reported the bully to the school authorities.
She urged learners to report cases of abuse and bullying to authorities on behalf of their friends.
“In most cases, those who are bullied and abused are afraid to report such issues as they are afraid of the bully,” she said.
She encouraged learners to break the silence.
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