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Stepped forward to offer these children a fresh start in life. there is a small handful of councils, somewhere in the region of 15 30 out of the whole country who haven t taken any yet. i m very disappointed by that. i can fully understand why the government would want to act to make sure that every local authority takes their fair share. but we also need to make sure that the government works with us to fix the problems in the chaotic asylum system, which is causing some councils reluctance in stepping forwards. issues like the national shortage of social workers, the national shortage of foster care placements, and of course the resources to be able to support children who need to be looked after, notjust in the short term but in the long term if they become long term responsibilities. authorities like mine in newcastle have really been putting our shoulder to the wheel ....
PICS: Department celebrates Class of 2020 achievers By BY: NONHLANHLA HLATSHWAYO YOUNG people who rose above the challenges in their lives and received good matric results, were honoured at an event hosted by the Department of Social Development (DSD) yesterday. The department celebrated top achievers who were in temporary safe care, child youth care centres, foster care and receiving child support grants. Speaking during the event at Sibaya Casino in Durban, Social Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza said the department was proud of the pupils who had performed well in matric. “We have children who were raised by foster parents, those who were once in conflict with the law, those who suffered from substance abuse, those who were abandoned by their parents, and those who lost their parents to HIV/Aids and were left to be raised by their grandparents. ....