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Child support in South Africa: mothers speak about the struggle to get fathers to pay in a system rigged against women

By G. Nokukhanya Ndhlovu, Centre for Social Development in Africa, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg

Child maintenance – the duty to support a child – is more than a right. It ensures children have their basic needs met. It also means single mothers don’t have to shoulder the responsibility of parenthood alone, which can deepen their poverty.

Despite the persistent gender wage gap, in 2023, 42.3% of South African households…

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