Pretoria - Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has expressed shock and disappointment at the latest incident of rape involving babies aged one month and two-years-old, by their father, in Thohoyandou, Limpopo.
Xingwana said it was sad that South Africa celebrated National Children’s Day on Saturday against the backdrop of increases in abuses, violence, brutal murders and rapes of children.
“In the past few weeks, we have recorded cases of children dying at the hands of their parents through poisoning, brutal assaults, brutal murders and also at the hands of their teachers, rapes and the involvement of professionals such as doctors, teachers in child trafficking and child pornography syndicates.
“Something somewhere is indeed wrong with and in our society, that our children are not protected by the people they trust the most. As communities, parents, professionals, together, we have to reflect and identify causes that lead to these heinous crimes and prevention strategies to stop these atrocities from happening,” said a concerned Xingwana.
She appealed with the community to remain calm and allow the police and the courts to do their work.
“The perpetrator has been arrested and therefore we have a responsibility to support the children as much as we can.” – SAnews.gov.za
