Opportunity for SA men to step up and become father figures
Absent fathers have left many South African boys traumatised and dysfunctional, often battling with identity issues and behavioural problems
16 October 2024 - 20:59
In South Africa, 70% of children are growing up in single-parent homes and it is estimated that four out of five boys with absent fathers don’t have even one other consistent, positive male role model in their lives...
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