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Street Child World Cup
Police round-ups continue during the Street Child World Cup
On Wednesday morning Durban's Metro police continued to round-up street children. Despite the positive impact of the Street Child World Cup taking place, the seriousness of the issue facing Durban's street children is brought home. Watch this short film opposite. Read the latest on the SCWC site: www.streetchildworldcup.org
A report last month in South Africa's Sunday Times highlights how Durban's Metro Police are forcibly removing them from the centre of the city and dumping them on the outskirts, busy freeways or at unregistered shelters with no supervision or social workers support.
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