A Gauteng High Court judgment has highlighted serious shortcomings in South Africa’s National Child Protection Register, with child rights organisations warning that poor vetting and delays in updating the register could put children at risk.

LISTEN: Slow justice system puts children at risk as protection register fails to keep up

A Gauteng High Court judgment has affirmed the state’s responsibility to ensure that South Africa’s National Child Protection Register is properly maintained and effectively protects children.

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