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Private Sector Leads Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Fund

President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a private sector-led, multi-sectoral Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response Fund aimed at supporting the implementation of the National Strategic Plan (NSP), and the wider response in the country. The response fund is a fulfilment of a resolution of the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide

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Advantages of a Parenting Plan

THE ADVANTAGES OF A PARENTING PLAN

Today I am going to address the advantages of having a Parenting Plan. Successful co-parenting whilst not easy requires both parents to put their personal differences aside and rather put their children’s needs first. Taking a child-focused approach that prioritises your children’s needs isn’t just good parenting; it’s a legal

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CURFEW VS. BEST INTERESTS OF A NEW-BORN BABY

Failure to adhere to the various curfews which have been imposed by the COVID-19 lockdown regulations, which limit the constitutional right of freedom of movement of citizens except in particular circumstances where the person has a permit to perform a service or is attending to a “security or medical

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ARE COVID-19 SCARES AFFECTING YOUR CONTACT?

We are all on edge because of the coronavirus. Our daily lives have been disrupted, we aren’t sure what tomorrow may bring, and for many of us the non-stop news and social media coverage isn’t helping. Not only are we concerned for our own wellbeing, but the wellbeing of

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CONTACT WITH CHILDREN ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY

CONTACT WITH CHILDREN ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY

Parents will usually be entitled to exercise specific contact on various special and/or religious holidays that are important or relevant to their family unit. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are considered by many parents to be one of the most important days of the year to be able to

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IS THERE AN AGE WHEN DIVORCE IS EASIER ON CHILDREN

IS THERE AN AGE WHEN DIVORCE IS EASIER ON CHILDREN

Divorce isn’t easy for people of any age, and it can have lasting impacts on your children. Many parents often worry whether there is a particular age at which divorce is most traumatic for children.  The short answer is that divorce affects children of all ages. It’s probably the hardest

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