The Committee was briefed by the Children's Institute of the University of Cape Town; Professor Anne Skelton from the Centre for Child Law, Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria and Child Welfare South Africa on 6 March 2013 as a means of obtaining some perspective of civil society on the country report. To this end, several issues emerged from the briefing highlighting both achievements and challenges alongside recommendations. These issues have been categorised below in general and content specific matters.