Hon Speaker, the shocking increase in child murders in the Western Cape over the past few months has caused residents of that province to live in fear. Parents and guardians are refusing to let their children go out alone or even play outside with other kids. They are faced with the difficult task of having to keep their children under guard 24 hours a day.
The UDM is pleased with the government's swift response to this spate of gruesome child murders. However, the UDM calls on government to allocate more resources to the fight against child abuse and child murders, both at national level and in the Western Cape in particular. We urge government to double its unflinching commitment to the fight against child abuse.