Child Protection
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Joburg Child Welfare warns that children need more than laws to protect them from sexual abuse
Allegations against suspended police chief Shadrack Sibiya highlight systemic child protection challenges in South Africa. Joburg Child Welfare urges stronger accountability,…
Violence at home is linked yet protection is not
South African law acknowledges the link between violence against women and children in the same homes, but current systems often split these realities, leaving families to…
We call them youth; they were children
This article reflects on the legacy of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, arguing that we often mistake schoolchildren for 'youth,' and applies this lens to contemporary child protection…
Opera singer Pumeza Matshikiza on joining the global fight against child abuse
Renowned soprano Pumeza Matshikiza steps off the stage and into advocacy, using her art and influence to fight child abuse
Kelly Smith threatened to stab her son in 2016, social worker tells court
Siliziwe Mbambo also said that according to the case file, the mother of Joshlin Smith threatened to assault her own grandmother
Report finds female genital mutilation more prevalent than previously thought
At least 66% of recent cases were performed by healthcare professionals, in an attempt to legitimise the practice