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Child Protection Month: Children with disabilities deserve protection too

“We need to remember that every child is my child. Every child deserves to be acknowledged and seen as such and not for their disability.” –...

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Child Protection Month: Giving vulnerable children a safe home

“If you have the means to give a vulnerable child love, care, and stability – please do not hesitate to do so. Sometimes we envision the...

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Child Protection Month: All children should be protected

May is Child Protection Month, a month in which we raise awareness about the rights of children as enshrined in the Constitution. The...

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Do you know where your child is?

Over the long weekend (31 December – 02 January), revelers rang in the New Year on beaches across the Western Cape. As expected, law...

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