The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, in collaboration with the Social Justice Foundation and the Consumer Profile Bureau, is taking very drastic steps to compel deadbeat parents to maintain their children. Parents who fail to do so could see their names blacklisted at a credit bureau, a fate that could make their lives even worse.
Yilungelo Lakho discussed Food Safety concerns amid reports and investigations into the cause of Naledi children's death who died after consuming snacks from a local spaza shop with Matlou Setati from the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa and Dan Nkuna from the National Health Department.
Yilungelo Lakho discussed issues with birth certificates & identity documents and what steps to follow to resolve such problems, where to complain should consumers not receive the required assistance from government departments with Irene Mathenjwa from the Public Service Commission and Mamello Mahomed from the DPSA.