Ingane ilahleka njalo ngemuva kwamahora amahlanu eNingizimu Afrika, ngokwezibalo zamaphoyisa.
Lezi zilinganiselwa ku-1 700 izingane ezidukayo ngonyaka, kusho usonhlalakahle kanye nomphathi weChildline uFaiza Khota.
Yize u-80% wezingane ezilahlekile zitholakele, uthi ziningi izigameko lapho izingane ziba yizisulu zobugebengu nokushushumbiswa.
UKhota unxuse abazali ukuthi baziqaphe kakhulu izingane zabo, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zomphakathi.
Wabelana ngamathiphu awusizo ukusiza abazali bagcine izingane zabo ziphephile.
Ngokusho kukaKhota nabalaleli, abazali kumele:
- dala amathegi noma amasongo ezingane ngemininingwane yazo yomuntu siqu
- zifundise ukubamba ngekhanda izinombolo zokuxhumana ezibalulekile
- yenza izingane zigqoke ikhwela ukuze zisebenzise lapho zilahlekile noma zesaba
- zijwayeze uhlelo lokuphepha usebenzisa izimo ezihlukahlukene nezingane
- bafundise ukuqaphela abantu abangabazi nabangase badle izilwane (ngaphandle kokubesabisa)
- yabelana ngolwazi olufanele iminyaka yobudala mayelana nokuphepha nezingane
- hlala uphethe isithombe sakamuva sengane yakho
UKhota uphakamisa ukuthi abezokuphepha kwezingane kanye nezinhlangano ezesekayo kumele babonakale kakhudlwana emicimbini yomphakathi.
Uthi izindawo zokudlala ezindaweni zangasese, njengenxanxathela yezitolo nezindawo zokudlela, zivame ukuba nezindawo zokungena ezingagadiwe noma azihlomekile ngabanakekeli bezingane abaqeqeshiwe.
Wonke umuntu unomsebenzi womphakathi wokuvikela izingane futhi ukhuthaze imiphakathi ukuthi isukumele phezulu ngokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwezingane ezingaphelezelwa.
Izilwane ezidla ezinye zikhona yonke indawo futhi zibonakala zidonsa ezindaweni lapho izingane zikhona.
— UFaiza Khota, usonhlalakahle kanye neMenenja Yesikhungo Sokuxhumana eChildline Gauteng
Ekugcineni umthwalo ulele kubazali. Nomaphi lapho uyisa izingane zakho, udinga ukuthi uzibheke ngaso sonke isikhathi.
— UFaiza Khota, usonhlalakahle kanye neMenenja Yesikhungo Sokuxhumana eChildline Gauteng
Abazali kufanele babike ingane elahlekile esiteshini samaphoyisa esiseduze ngokushesha, kweluleka uKhota.
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