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Bleak future: Kerileng Segomelo with her dead sister's children. PHOTO: Boitumelo Tshehle

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They lost their mother when she was murdered by her husband, who stabbed her twice in a heated argument in April this year.

Their mother died as a result and their father was arrested for the murder.

The children, aged 3 years and 18 months, were forced to live with their aunt on the same farm.

They do not have birth certificates and are still traumatised by their mother's death.

Their aunt, Kerileng Segomelo, has five children and two grandchildren, who also do not go to school.

They live in a one-roomed house on one of the Rooigrond farms outside Mahikeng.

Segomelo has to take care of all the children, including her sister's two children, on her maid's salary of R400 a month.

The farm owner's daughter, Roelien Jordaan, said she did not know that the children had no birth certificates. But she added that she would help them get the necessary documents and child support grants.

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Sun May 19 20:59:07 SAST 2013 ::

Jul 23, 2012

MommaC

"...who also do not go to school."
- WHY ???


"...on her maid's salary of R400 a month"
- Unlawful. Even with accommodation thrown in it cannot be more than 10% of the salary. Rural area domestic workers salaries are R7.06 per hour. So either she is only working 56 hours in a whole month or she is being shafted

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Jul 23, 2012

Real-Mogwanthi

Why do us poor black people have so many kids?
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Jul 23, 2012

Chichi7

We cry foul that the poor are getting poorer. How in the world don't you get poorer when you are having more kids than you can afford and those kids dont even go to school? When do you end the cycle of poverty in such a situation?
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Jul 23, 2012

BEAUTYPRINCESS

Poor kids....
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Jul 23, 2012

MGEEZ

What on God's earth is really going on hear?
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Jul 23, 2012

Mellow

Their aunt, Kerileng Segomelo, has five children and two grandchildren, who also do not go to school.
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Anyy reason why they not attending school?

R400.00 a Month? Tjoooo shame some ppl are exploited out there blooody crap

And the poor shall get poorer while the rich well...
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Jul 23, 2012

Real-Mogwanthi

@Mellow

And the poor shall get poorer while the rich well...
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My friend u r damn rite because the rich dont go around making lots of babies than to invest and make extra money.
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Jul 23, 2012

Mellow

@Real-Mogwanthi

I dont know what you on about but I was referring to someone who is working bloody hard for a mere R400 a Month while the current government is only looking out for their families and friends getting richer and fatter and thats just bullcrap what you saying who says the richer dont make lots of babies do you consider zuma rich or poor or does 20kids basically mean ACCEPTABLE cause he's rich? At our expense?


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Jul 23, 2012

Mellow

And oohh dear real-Mogwa Am against anyyone who is giving brith all willy nilly when they cant afford to look after them kids but my point here is really not bout kids am still coming to that I have a problem with this woman's pay for now
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Jul 23, 2012

Real-Mogwanthi

@Mellow

She has too many kids to support so she must work hard to make extra cash and yet my story wont change dear, you know that u r struggling but keeps on making babies, i mean even the grat money is not enough to take care of 1 kid.
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