Probe after Durban boys' soccer dreams dashed in city Main Book

Yesterday, departmental spokesman Phumzile Simelela said the boys were still being cared for in a safe house in Mitchells Plain and would remain there while their "home circumstances" were being investigated by social workers from the department's KwaZulu-Natal office. He acknowledged...

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Published inCape times (South Africa)
Main Author Joseph, Natasha
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cape Town Independent Online (South Africa) 16.04.2009
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Simelela, Phumzile
Smith, Charmaine
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Summary:Yesterday, departmental spokesman Phumzile Simelela said the boys were still being cared for in a safe house in Mitchells Plain and would remain there while their "home circumstances" were being investigated by social workers from the department's KwaZulu-Natal office. He acknowledged that the boys were still not attending school, but said the department was "prioritising" schooling and that the KwaZulu-Natal department would "assist with their return to school" once they got back to Durban. "They've missed out on so much schooling already ... there seems to be no proper plan in place for these boys' future," [Charmaine Smith] said.