. Key concerns pertained to the processing of late birth registrations, duplicate issuing of ID numbers; repeated losses of submitted documentation and specifically protracted lengthy procedures in dealing with the registration of births of orphans, abandoned children and adopted children. All of which require urgent attention. . Although the Children's Act (No. 38 of 2005) assigns parental rights and responsibilities to unmarried fathers, in practise grave difficulties are encountered by these fathers - an example of this being the attempts at registering the births of their children. This compromises the rights of these children and is an issue that requires attention.