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TOO MANY STREET CHILDREN

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Sir,

There is a huge barrier on our way to achieving His Majesty’s Vision 2022 if the so called ‘mdodi boys’ and street kids or children on the streets are spreading all over, like veld fires.


On a serious note, I am still wondering as to how the parents of these children go about nurturing them because it is an indubitable fact that these children also come from various homes.
I think the problem here erupts from their foundation, which are the parents.


Really, how can one find themselves on the streets doing what they can really not explain? It is saddening and needs urgent attention from relevant organisations, ministries and the parents themselves.
If this issue can be sorted out, crime can decline greatly because many of these youngsters contribute to crime and many of them are drug addicts. Being on the streets, they showcase their lack of education, parental advice, humanity and wisdom.


They then develop the nature of animals which results in them being arrested, admitted to the psychiatric centre and, because of ingesting poisonous food from the bins, they get sick and as a result some die.
This is a process and not just an event. On that note, I would like to urge all parents to make every means to avoid having such children, because the country is going nowhere if we still have such people.
We are still looking forward to the First World in 2022, so now is the right time to get ready.


We are absolutely not ready with this situation. It may seem to be minor but it is a major obstacle to the country’s development.

Mangaliso Smanga Shongwe, Gundvwini-Emvongotsini

Comments (2 posted):

Mzamo Dlamini on 31/03/2014 14:30:44
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you know sometimes it is not the parents who possess the influence to their children's, but this is a decision to go and hang on the streets. This is familiar with boys more those who smoking failing to obey their parents/guardians rules. Moreover some it due to vulnerability.
Thabiso Dlamini on 31/03/2014 18:06:07
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its due to vulnerability in most cases,so I would argue this to be everyones concern to help the needy

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