Limpopo child’s 12-year battle for birth certificate
Health-e News Limpopo child’s 12-year battle for birth certificate Thirty-year-old mother of four, Ndanganine Mudau, has battled for more than a decade to obtain a birth certificate for her 12-year-old daughter, denying her access to a child support grant as the family battles to meet her growing needs. According to the law, births should be registered within 30 days, but mothers who have faced…
In a 12-year struggle, Ndanganine Mudau, a 30-year-old mother of four from Tshikudini in Musina Local Municipality, has been unable to secure a birth certificate for her 12-year-old daughter, denying the child access to essential services such as the child support grant. Born in Johannesburg in February 2014, Mudau was told she needed to return to the city to obtain her daughter's birth confirmation record.
After traveling there, she returned to Musina Home Affairs, only to be told the system was down and she would need to wait for a call, which never came. Over the years, she attempted to register her daughter's birth multiple times, but could not afford the frequent trips to Musina due to poor public transport options and the high cost of R110 per journey.
Community leaders note that Mudau's situation is not unique, as many residents struggle to access the Department of Home Affairs, which rarely provides mobile services in the area.
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