As the country continues to observe Child Protection Week under the theme: “Let us all protect children during Covid-19 and beyond”, the Commission for Gender Equality is calling on national government to ensure that Thuthuzela Care Centres and other shelters of safety have sufficient capacity to receive victims of domestic violence and their children.
Read MoreToday South Africa joins the global community to celebrate International Children’s Day in the midst of the third wave of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, wishes all children well and reiterates her call for all South Africans to play their role in the protection and promotion of the rights of children. The International Children’s Day is celebrated annually on 1 June, which coincides with the Child Protection Week campaign currently underway in South Africa under the theme, “Let us all Protect Children during…
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National Child Protection Week is commemorated in the country annually to raise awareness of the rights of children as articulated in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and Children’s Act (Act No. 38 of 2005
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