Horrific child-neglect, poverty reported in the traditionally Afrikaner working-class regions of the Tygerberg north of Cape Town;
Tygerburger.co.za Parow reports (attached page -grab)
"Families distraught about child-neglect of family whose house was burnt down, and the drug-addicted mother still lives in the ruins of the house, feeding her three small children from left-overs dug out from garbage cans: she is breast-feeding one small child but is usually so high on 'tik' that residents fear for the life of the baby: local residents say they reported this to social welfare services - and find out that only one social worker is available in the entire area, and has to deal with 3000 case files 'due to lack of resources'.
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