Parents must educate their children to minimise chances of committing crime: Women’s Deputy Minister

CAPE TOWN - The Deputy Minister of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Steve Letsike, is appealing to parents to expose their children to education to minimise the chances of them committing crime and violence.

Letsike was speaking at the Men's Parliament event in Parow Municipality Chambers on Friday.

The initiative was established in 2018 to create a safe space for men and focuses on solutions to the daily challenges they face.

Letsike said parents must empower their children with skills to become better men and responsible citizens.

She said parents have the responsibility to ensure their children don't turn out to be criminals and abusers.

According to Letsike, parents also need to upskill themselves to step up.

"We are in a generation that is inter-mixed right, and we have really look at how do we educate ourselves  in a society. How do we look at parental skills? How do we become present in children's lives? How do we empower ourselves? how do we also look at communicating in raising awareness?”

She added that the government is working with various development-based civil society organisations to support communities in raising better citizens.