DA calling for more protection for children
Lusanda Bill
05
June 2014
The Democratic Alliance said protecting the children ofSouth Africa
The Democratic Alliance said protecting the children of
In a statement the DA said Child Protection
Week is unfortunately marred by recent and increasing media reports of growing
incidents of extreme violence against children in the country and abroad.
DA Federal Leader Denise Robinson said we
are trying to highlight to government that they need to take more serious steps
to heal the problems that we have in our society.
“We don’t have enough social workers, we
don’t have enough councillors, there are not sufficient safe houses, we want
the Family Violence Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit to be
increased. There are some but they are
few and far between” Robinson added.
She also called for more Sexual Offences
Courts to be established in the country.
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