South Africa fury over school gang-rape

The failure of a South African school to respond to an alleged gang-rape of a pupil on the school grounds has angered rights groups and ministers.



The alleged attack, during school hours last Thursday, was reportedly filmed by three teenage boys on their phones.



The Commission for Gender Equality said the school was more worried about upsetting the boys during exams than the rights of the alleged victim.



Lulu Xingwana, the minister for women, children and persons with disabilities, says she’s shocked by the inaction.



According to her, the Children's Act requires all people in positions of authority, including teachers, who suspect that child abuse may be taking place to report such incidents.



South Africa is said to have one of the highest incidences of rape in the world.