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Child Care and Protection Services

Our Child Care and Protection Programme aims to safeguard and promote child well-being and build the resilience of families and communities to care for and protect thei

Public safety

Taxi mafia continues to prevent 1 800 children from attending school

Despite an undertaking by the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta) not to intimidate, threaten, or prevent learner transport...

Education

Codeta backs down and suspends their blockade of learner transport

Today I approached the Western Cape High Court to obtain an urgent interdict against the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta)...

Transport and public roads

Illegal blockade by minibus taxi mafia keeps over 5000 children home from school

It is unacceptable that the illegal blockade by minibus taxi associations escalated yesterday, with over 5 000 learners being prevented from...

Public safety

Attempted extortion by minibus taxi associations puts children’s safety at risk

This morning I visited Academia Primary School, where over 50% of their learners have been prevented from going to school, due to an illegal...

Public safety

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...

Transport and public roads

21 Car seats donated to #SaveKidsLives at Childsafe event

Let me begin by extending my sincere thanks for the invitation to address you all today, at what is such an important event. Raising...

Education

Minister Schäfer appeals to teachers to report child abuse cases

It is an unfortunate reality that each day, the safety and well-being of many children across South Africa are threatened by child abuse and...

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