South Africa: Child Protection 'Is Every Adult's Duty'

Protecting South Africa's children is a shared national responsibility, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini said at the launch of National Child Protection Week in Durban on Monday.

"Our elders have taught us that it takes a village to raise a child. That is why we say 'umntwana wakho, ngumntwana wam' - your child is my child and my child is your child."

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