02 May 2013
The Democratic Alliance says it has
been informed by the Acting Deputy Director of Welfare Services in the
Department of Social Development, Conny Nxumalo, that there are only 305 names
on the Child Protection Register.
The DA Member of Parliament Mike
Waters said this is 133 less than there were last year and a far cry from the
thousands of potential names that should be on the list.
Waters said that last year, he laid
a charge with the South African Human Rights Commission on the Department of
Social Developments’ failure to upload names of people who have been prosecuted
of serious crimes and crimes against children.
“I will also be taking up the matter
with the chairperson of the portfolio committee of Social Development in
Parliament, requesting that she summons the minister to explain why her
department is failing the children of South Africa” Waters added.
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