Krugersdorp School Rocked By ‘Satanic’ Killing
In an apparent Satanic ritual, a Krugersdorp matriculant arrived at school on Monday with several swords and allegedly killed a fellow pupil.
Workplace Violence
Conflict is a natural part of human interaction. While most conflict will be resolved by the parties involved, or defuse naturally, some conflict can lead to long-term psychological and physical harm, to those directly and indirectly involved.
What is workplace violence?
Workplace and campus/school violence is any act in which a person is abused, threatened, intimidated or assaulted in his or her employment or place of study.
Threatening behaviour
Such as shaking fists, destroying property or throwing objects.
Verbal or written threats
Any threat to inflict harm regardless of whether there is intent to commit a violent act.
Harassment
Any behaviour that demeans, embarrasses, humiliates, annoys, alarms or verbally abuses a person and that is known or would be expected to be unwelcome. This includes words, gestures, intimidation, bullying, or other inappropriate activities. This includes inappropriate sexual verbalisations, emails, text messages and the like.
Verbal abuse
Swearing, insults or condescending language.
Physical attacks
Hitting, shoving, pushing or kicking.
Case Studies
South African examples of workplace violence.
South African Man Shoots Wife Dead In Local Police Station Over Domestic Dispute
The unidentified 47-year-old man is alleged to have asked to fetch his reading glasses from the car before shooting his 45-year-old wife in the head then turning gun on himself.
Schoolboy ‘Planned A Bloodbath’
The 18-year-old matric pupil who allegedly killed a fellow pupil with a sword on Monday, had envisaged a bloodbath.
