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absent fathers

Letlhokwa George Mpedi

Opinionistas

The role of fathers and rethinking the concept of fatherlessness

By Letlhokwa George Mpedi

Garth Japhet

Opinionistas

It’s Father’s Day — but South African society suffering profound absence of father figures

By Garth Japhet

Thamsanqa D Malinga

Opinionistas

The South African government is just another unashamedly absent father

By Thamsanqa D Malinga