As SA's first Commissioner for Children, I will focus on these 5 strategic initiatives

June 1 is an auspicious day to take up the office of Commissioner for Children since today is International Children’s Day and we have commenced National Child Protection Week, writes Christina Nomdo. ChildProtectonWeek2020 InternationalChildrensDay

Today schools re-open after the lockdown. The emphasis has been on ensuring schools have measures in place to ensure the physical safety of teachers and learners.

A six-year-old from Lavender Hill said: “I feel sad because I can’t go to school and play” and a 13-year-old from Langa agreed: “It’s sad not going to school”. They want to be reunited with their friends but do they know enough about the new normal of physical distancing? How will we get especially younger children to understand this?

Elsies River High School 17-year-old matriculant, Malikah Swail’s letter to the president was shared more than 6 500 times on Facebook and reprinted in two newspapers so far. She shared her feelings of anxiety: “I always thought the biggest stress I would endure during my matric year would be exams and the heavy workload, but I was wrong.

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