Limpopo MEC for Transport and Community Safety Ms. Nakedi Kekana led the Provincial EXCO, on behalf of Premier Dr. Phophi Ramathuba, during the annual National Children’s Day Celebrations at Laanglagte Community Hall, Laanglagte Village, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District on Saturday 07 November 2026. <\/p>\n
The 32nd edition of the annual National Children\u2019s Day 2026 was celebrated under a powerful theme: “Listen to the Future and For Every Child, Every Right.” <\/p>\n
National Children\u2019s Day in South Africa is observed every year on the first week of November, a date chosen to highlight progress in promoting and protecting children\u2019s rights as outlined in the country\u2019s Section 28 of the Constitution and the United Nations (UN) Convention on Children\u2019s Rights in 1989.<\/p>\n
The Convention was the first international treaty endorsed by South Africa\u2019s newly democratic government in 1994 in recognition to the centrality of children\u2019s rights to the national development. <\/p>\n
Section 28 of South Africa\u2019s Constitution guarantees children the right to basic nutrition, shelter, healthcare, family care and absolute protection from abuse, neglect and exploitation. <\/p>\n
Government at all levels, from schools and clinics to social development offices including police stations and municipalities, has a collective responsibility to deliver these rights.<\/p>\n
MEC Kekana highlighted the fact that Limpopo is blessed with five extraordinary Provincial Child Ambassadors representing Capricorn, Vhembe, Sekhukhune, Mopani, and Waterberg districts. <\/p>\n
She singled out Mr. Dymond Kelebone from Senwabarwana in Blouberg Local Municipality, who is currently serving as a Speaker of the National <\/p>\n
Assembly at the Nelson Mandela Children\u2019s Parliament which was a special joy to celebrate him in his home municipality. <\/p>\n
Kekana said Kelebone\u2019s journey symbolizes what children can achieve when given guidance, support, and access to decision-makers. <\/p>\n
\u201cI encourage our social workers to involve Child Ambassadors in community outreach and school awareness programs dealing with bullying, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy. Furthermore, I urge all our district and local municipalities to include children in Integrated Development Plan (IDP) public participation sessions, using age-appropriate methods so they can help shape the planning and safety of our communities.\u201d MEC Kekana said <\/p>\n
As Limpopo celebrate its children, MEC Kekana emphasized that government must also confront a painful and shameful reality of the abuse, neglect and violence that some children still face in places where they must feel safer. <\/p>\n
She emphasized that there is no place for child abuse in our homes, schools, or communities and children, especially those living with disabilities, must be protected at all costs. <\/p>\n
\u201cNo child should ever live in fear. I call upon parents, caregivers, educators, traditional leaders and religious leaders to break the culture of silence. When a child speaks out, we must listen, believe them, protect them, and ensure justice takes its course. Protecting children is our ultimate moral duty. We remain deeply concerned about poverty, teenage pregnancy, bullying and neglect. We must protect every child, especially those with disabilities, those in vulnerable households and those living in our deepest rural areas.\u201d Kekana emphasized <\/p>\n
MEC Kekana further called on the Child Ambassadors to remember that leadership is service, and they must use their powerful voices to speak for children who cannot speak for themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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