Challenges experienced by children in child headed households (CHH) in South Africa.

Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.The civilization of society from inception has always been accompanied by unintended consequences. Such as the disorientation of families. Subsequently, the prevalence of minors assuming duties of parents within households is increasingly becoming a concern in this modern age. Researchers have coined the term Child Headed Household to contemporary refer to households headed by a child/children younger than 18 years. The phenomenon is seemingly not adequately recognised as a social problem since there is little literature available on the matter. Therefore, this has propelled this research to precisely examine the legal elements and the extend in which the rights of children living in child headed household are protected. The causes and possible remedies to prevent this anomaly of minors having to assume responsibilities of parents in a household. And the legislations together with government policies effectiveness or the lack thereof, in addressing the challenges faced by the children acting as heads of households. Ukuhlaliswa komphakathi kusukela ekuqaleni bekuhlala kuhambisana nemiphumela ebingahlosiwe. Njengokudideka kwemindeni. Ngemuva kwalokho, ukwanda kwezingane ezithatha imisebenzi yabazali emindenini kuya ngokuya kukhathaza kule minyaka yobudala. Abaphenyi baqambe igama elithi i-Child Headed Household ukuze libhekise emakhaya anamuhla aphethwe yizingane / izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka eyi-18. Lo mkhuba ubonakala unganele ngokwanele njengenkinga yezenhlalo, ngoba kuncane izincwadi ezitholakalayo ngalolu daba. Ngakho-ke lokhu kuqhubekise lolu cwaningo ukuthi luhlolisise kahle izici zomthetho nokunwetshwa kwamalungelo ezingane ezihlala ezindlini eziphethwe yizingane. Izimbangela namakhambi akhona okuvimbela lokhu kungalungi kwezingane okumele zithwale imithwalo yemfanelo yabazali ekhaya. Nemithetho kanye nezinqubomgomo zikahulumeni ezisebenza ngempumelelo noma ukuntuleka kwayo, ekubhekaneni nezinselelo izingane ezihlangabezana nazo njengezinhloko zemindeni