Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THE Namibian Government has paid a total of N$60 000 in settlement fees to a woman after her son was whipped on the buttocks by a teacher, resulting in the child being unable to sit for an entire month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident is said to have happened on or about 17 February 2026 at a combined school in Ongwediva, which cannot be revealed to protect the identity of the minor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is alleged that the minor had been beaten with a pipe on his buttocks in approximately 21 strokes by the said teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the particulars of claim, the mother said that, as a result of the injuries caused by the said unlawful and wrongful assault, the minor child suffered emotional pain and suffering, psychological trauma and discomfort, and experienced a temporary loss of amenities in that he could not sleep or sit properly for about one month after the assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She added that the Government, as the employer of the school\u2019s principal and teachers, had a duty to ensure that her minor child was not exposed to risks to his safety or health, as contemplated in section 40(1) of the Labour Act, Act 11 of 2007 (\u201cthe Labour Act\u201d), and as such acted negligently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whilst the Government had been sued for N$120 000, it paid the plaintiff in the matter a total of N$60 000. However, it stated that the agreement was concluded without any admission of liability for the cause of action for which the action proceedings had been instituted, and that the matter was settled purely to mitigate the legal costs of potentially protracted litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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