Healers of wounded mindsThe sun was rising when six-year-old Franisse went down to the river near his village in the Gaza province of Mozambique. His family was...
A mother speaks“I greet you with a broken heart.” This was how Cecilia Ngcobo began her story of how her children have been taken from her, by death and...
Victory is certainWhen COSAS was banned in 1985, the youth of South Africa were left without an organisation that they could call their own. Now, with the...
Free the children – a letter from overseasIn most countries there are laws which say children cannot go to jail. In South Africa, the Child Care Act says that children under...
Free the childrenChristmas is just around the corner. For most people, Christmas is a time for fun and rest. It is a time for families to be together. But...
Children of the nightTaelo is thirteen years old. He lived in Mofolo, Soweto with his mother and stepfather. Taelo’s stepfather used to beat him every day...