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#HaveYourSay: What needs to be done to protect children?

DIEPSLOOT – Check out what community members had to say and see whether or not you agree ...

June 5, 2018
Robyn Kirk Less than a minute
MPUMI MNDAWENI: I would address the number of children not going to school because they don't have the right documentation; education is so important.

 

During National Children’s Week, we posed the following question to some residents of the Diepsloot community …

What needs to be done to protect children in your community?

PATIENCE CHAUKE: We must educate parents and the community to put our children first, no matter what it takes, they can’t come second or last.
AMOS MACHEBELE: I would make sure that the people who rape children get a huge sentence [in court], even more than they are getting now.
SHADRACK MATHYE: I want to see the children of Diepsloot taken off the streets and brought somewhere where they will be safe.
TIMOTHY ZULU: I think we need to spend time teaching children their rights and responsibilities because doing so can change their lives.
JUDITH MTHOMBENI: We need everyone to work together to take care of children – schools and families and government – everyone needs to work together.

 

Do you agree with the opinions presented here? Have your say by commenting on our Facebook page or emailing our news editor at sarahk@caxton.co.za

 

Also check out:

Peace Walk: Children of Diepsloot chant ‘enough is enough’

https://www.citizen.co.za/fourways-review/282959/child-protection-week-child-abduction-real-threat/

https://www.citizen.co.za/fourways-review/266552/africa-check-sa-pupils-bullied-world/

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June 5, 2018
Robyn Kirk Less than a minute

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