Siv Ngesi slams high school bullies after viral video outrage

"NAME and shame them" is the cry from many South Africans after the viral Milnerton High School bullying incident, which has drawn strong criticism across the country.

- VUYILE MADWANTSI

A SCREENGRAB of the video of the bullying incident.

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Cape Town-based socialite Siv Ngesi was leading the charge and was among the first to share the video on social media, writing, "Name and shame all these little b*****s! I hate bullies! But I do love bullying bullies!"

He later added that he and others were searching for the boy who was assaulted to offer support.

The footage, reportedly filmed at Milnerton High School, shows a group of boys hitting a classmate with what appears to be a pipe while others laugh and cheer. The boy's pain, visible, raw and humiliating, has ignited national outrage and a painful conversation about the dark reality of school bullying.

For a parent, nothing is worse than seeing your child suffer, knowing you couldn't protect them.

Many South Africans felt this same pain this week when a video spread online showing the Cape Town schoolboy being violently attacked by other students.

One X user wrote: "The ripple effects: When the bruises fade, but the damage doesn't".

"We keep saying 'not again,' but it keeps happening," another X user wrote. "Our schools are becoming trauma zones."

Another parent commented, "It's not just about discipline, where's the empathy being taught at home?"

"Bullying doesn't end when the video stops trending," wrote another user on Ngesi's post. "It reshapes how children see themselves, their relationships, and their place in the world."