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SA’s children are hungry, sick and neglected – 1 in 31 children dies before their fifth birthday – ANC regime neglects the children of our country

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According to the 2019 South African Child Guage, 1 in every 31 children in the country dies before reaching the age of 5. Most of the children die due to preventable diseases. ANC regime neglects the children of our country.

While many holidaymakers are in a holiday mood and excited about Christmas Day approaching, as in the rest of the year, a tragedy plays out around us. Children are dying unnecessarily.

In South Africa, we are regularly reminded that youth is our most precious possession and is the future of tomorrow. But how much do we invest in them if one in every 31 children dies of most common preventable diseases before they are five years old?

In a recent report in Cape Town, the “South African Child Gauge 2019” deals with the health of children and adolescents. In this document, the 14th of its kind was drafted under the direction of the Children’s Institute at the University of Cape Town with partners such as the University of the Witwatersrand
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Gauteng is in chaos following controversial Lesufi’s plans to place white children in black neighborhoods

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The controversial Minister of Education in Gauteng that plans to place whites in black residential schools is a complete failure and with only four days left, many children will not know where to go on the first school day of 2020.

Although Panyaza Lesufi vehemently denies that this is his intention, educators point out that he has by no means taken into account the proven system of children going to the school closest to their place of residence.

His system of putting children online is a huge failure, and hundreds of children have not yet been placed in any school on Monday.

Nearly 9,000 scholars have yet to be notified where they will be placed, and many parents have decided to avoid the chaos and now want to put their children in CVO schools.

However, Panyaza Lesufi’s assurance that every child will be placed has led to several schools now facing overcrowding, which is putting quality education back into question.

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Spare the rod, spoil the child – Giving your child a hiding at home remains illegal!

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According to a ruling by the Constitutional Court on Wednesday, corporal punishment in the future will be illegal in private households

The majority judges of the Constitutional Court claims that children can still be effectively disciplined without using moderate and reasonable chastisement, there are other means of enforcing discipline.

In November last year, the Constitutional Court heard an application by Freedom to Religion in South Africa (FOR SA) requesting that a 2017 Supreme Court ruling that corporal punishment in private households be set aside.

Daniela Ellerbeck, legal representative for FOR SA, said earlier that the Supreme Court ruling “will make criminals of well-meaning parents who love their children and only want the best for them”.

Ellerbeck said the Supreme Court ruling essentially meant that if a parent just gave their child a light blow to the hind, the parent could be arrested, prosecuted and convicted.

“In addition to the parent
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Verwoerd Smiling at Education Department Antics – Failing pupils in foundation phase must be put through to next grade so that their human dignity is not compromised

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The opinion of an ANC education minister could harm the future of thousands of pupils in such a way that they will struggle for life in the work environment. 

It is suggested that pupils who fail grade one, two and three should be transferred to the next grade so that their human dignity is not compromised.

Educators say it will severely harm such pupils’ foundations and  that they will struggle throughout the school career, and eventually also struggle to find a good job.

The ANC apparently wants to try to get the votes and support of the parents with such poor decisions, but such children will be disadvantaged for good, he said. They will become dependent on the state for life, which is a communist goal…

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Former farm worker raped farmer’s wife in front of children – We were hunted like animals, says mom in Hankey farm attack

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A Hankey mother felt like she and her three children were being “hunted like wild animals” the night a lone attacker broke into their farmhouse.

Testifying in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Tuesday, the 44-year-old woman recalled the screams of her children and the terror on their faces as a former worker fired shots through their home.

She told the court that in March last year an attacker stormed their house just after 8pm as she was getting into bed to watch TV and her children were in the lounge. Her husband had gone on a hunting trip, leaving the children 15, 12 and 9 at home with their mother.

The woman said her children ran towards the passage, her two younger children ran into her bedroom and hid while the teenager made a dash for the bathroom.

At this stage the woman had already been shot in her buttocks but she said she pushed her body against the bedroom door to prevent him from entering but he then started shooting.

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WATCH | Nearly 50 pupils crammed into taxi – doing it the South-African way!

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The pupils were “literally sitting on top of each other” in the 16-seat capacity Toyota Quantum, which was spotted by law enforcement on Monday at the intersection of Standford Road and Ditchling Street in Port Elizabeth.

Video footage of the children being removed from the vehicle has surfaced on social media.

Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Police Department officers said they were patrolling when they noticed the over-loaded white Toyota Quantum, which was driving in the opposite direction, said department chief Yolande Faro.

“The metro police officer approached the driver, introduced himself and stated the reason for the stop. On inspection of the vehicle his suspicion was confirmed – that the vehicle was indeed overloaded with school kids sitting literally on top of each other,” she said.

Faro said the taxi was stopped at around 2.30pm and escorted to Sidwell traffic department, where it was weighed for overlo
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Does MEC for Education really have our children’s best interests at heart – Lesufi is going to leave 14 000 learners stranded- Latest action by the department is contrary to the Constitution which clearly states that every person has the right to basic education

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The FF Plus was shocked to learn that the Gauteng Department of Education announced earlier on 15 January 2019, that learners who still do not have a place at a school only have until this Friday 18 January 2019, to accept the placements offered by the Department.

This threat serves as proof that the MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi, does not care about the future of the children in the province.

If Lesufi really did have our children’s best interests at heart and if he really was concerned about their education and training, he would not have allowed his Department to broadcast such threats.

The Department did not perform its duty to ensure that every child in Gauteng has been offered a space for learning at a school. If Lesufi had done his job like he was supposed to, enough schools would have been built in the last five years and we would not have this crisis on hand where there are 14 000 learners who will most probably have nowhere
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