Nadine Jantjie's rape and murder has left the authorities at their wit's end as they have no idea of how to tackle they problem. (from IOL)
This week Nadine became the latest child murdered in the Western Cape, just one of about 100 children who are deliberately killed in the Western Cape every year. Latest figures show that from April 2007 to March last year 128 children and teens were murdered.
On Tuesday this week Nadine's partially clothed body was found in bush on a dune in Wesbank. She had been raped and strangled. The man arrested for her murder, Manfred Swartz, is the brother of her two aunts' partners. (No mention of drugs or being under the influence was made)
The authorities admit their efforts to safeguard children are not enough and have acknowledged that family units need to be strengthened, as children who are murdered are most often killed by relatives.
Premier Helen Zille says dealing with the scourge of substance abuse, notably tik, is vital if the horrific murders of children are to be stopped. Tik seemed to turn people into "violent psychopaths", she said.
She is busy appointing a children's commissioner in the Premier's Office. At the national level talks are under way to implement systems for protecting children.
Zille said one of the key tasks of the children's commissioner would be to look at child abuse across the board but also the role played by men in the family.
Zille believes an investigation will show that in almost all child murder cases, substance abuse had played a part.
"One cannot blame poverty, for example. There are hundreds of very poor communities across the world in which the rape and murder of children and babies is unheard of.
"I have not heard of a case where the man involved in such violent abuse of children was not under the influence of a substance." (Women, like Ellen Pakkies, on the other hand, do it sober!)
All this rape is cultural. Helen Zille always rushing to judgement - perhaps she should look at it in racial terms. How many of these child rapes are by white people? If you are going to examine a problem like this it's not worth considering the role played by the initiation schools? The only thing they can say with certainty is that children are getting murdered by people they know...
This week Nadine became the latest child murdered in the Western Cape, just one of about 100 children who are deliberately killed in the Western Cape every year. Latest figures show that from April 2007 to March last year 128 children and teens were murdered.
On Tuesday this week Nadine's partially clothed body was found in bush on a dune in Wesbank. She had been raped and strangled. The man arrested for her murder, Manfred Swartz, is the brother of her two aunts' partners. (No mention of drugs or being under the influence was made)
The authorities admit their efforts to safeguard children are not enough and have acknowledged that family units need to be strengthened, as children who are murdered are most often killed by relatives.
Premier Helen Zille says dealing with the scourge of substance abuse, notably tik, is vital if the horrific murders of children are to be stopped. Tik seemed to turn people into "violent psychopaths", she said.
She is busy appointing a children's commissioner in the Premier's Office. At the national level talks are under way to implement systems for protecting children.
Zille said one of the key tasks of the children's commissioner would be to look at child abuse across the board but also the role played by men in the family.
Zille believes an investigation will show that in almost all child murder cases, substance abuse had played a part.
"One cannot blame poverty, for example. There are hundreds of very poor communities across the world in which the rape and murder of children and babies is unheard of.
"I have not heard of a case where the man involved in such violent abuse of children was not under the influence of a substance." (Women, like Ellen Pakkies, on the other hand, do it sober!)
All this rape is cultural. Helen Zille always rushing to judgement - perhaps she should look at it in racial terms. How many of these child rapes are by white people? If you are going to examine a problem like this it's not worth considering the role played by the initiation schools? The only thing they can say with certainty is that children are getting murdered by people they know...
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