Speaker, yes indeed, government, through the national Department of Social Development, keeps accurate records of child-headed households. The prevalence of this phenomenon in certain provinces is a result of unemployment, when parents, tired of staring into the eyes of hungry children going to bed without food, end up migrating to urban centres in search of employment.
In certain instances, arrangements are made with relatives who, from time to time, check on the children. The net effect is that these children are left on their own, and that is why the national Department of Social Development has to keep track of all of this. Through the work done by community-based care organisations and so on, these reports filter through to the department, which is able to respond accordingly. Thank you.