South Africa is no country for children

It is a slow-motion catastrophe: we are killing our kids.Homicide is the second-biggest cause of death among children whose bodies end up at a morgue, a pilot study has found.Among the alarming findings in this study and an earlier one are that:• Three children are murdered every day;• Nearly half of child homicides are linked to abuse and neglect;• Physical punishment under the guise of discipline is a contributing factor;• Nearly half of murdered children have single moms;• Over a third are ki...