A HIGH Court judge in Harare, Justice David Mangota has outlawed corporal punishment against children at schools or at home by teachers, parents and guardians, saying the practice is a contravention of the country’s supreme laws.

The ruling followed an application by an aggrieved parent, Linah Pfungwa, who challenged corporal punishment at schools after her child was subjected to cruel beatings by her teacher last year for failing to do her homework.

It will be recalled that in 2015, corporal punishment was ruled unconstitutional after High Court Judge, Justice Ester Muremba, ruled that the practice was in contravention of the country's Constitution.

Justice Muremba was reviewing a lower court sentence on a 15-year-old boy who was sentenced to moderate corporal punishment of three strokes with a rattan cane for raping a 14-year-old girl.

The landmark ruling was, however, provisionally set aside by the Constitutional Court as former Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku cited the need for the court to hear opposing arguments before handing down a judgment.

Today's ruling would appear to be a definitive and final statement of law, however there are already plans to appeal against the decision.

https://www.newsday.co.zw/2017/03/02/corporal-punishment-outlawed-2/

I think Nigeria can imitate that,but many student will turn to live animals