{"id":49699,"date":"2026-11-02T09:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T07:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=49699"},"modified":"2026-11-02T09:12:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T07:12:57","slug":"sa-marks-november-as-childrens-month","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-marks-november-as-childrens-month\/","title":{"rendered":"SA marks November as Children&#8217;s Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mO63H\">\n<div class=\"z2TnU\">\n<div class=\"HwXOf\">\n<div class=\"kcAOr\" data-testid=\"RecipientWell\">\n<div data-tabster=\"{&quot;mover&quot;:{&quot;cyclic&quot;:false,&quot;direction&quot;:2,&quot;memorizeCurrent&quot;:false}}\">\n<div id=\"MSG_wAE1LxnrQAA_TO\" class=\"___sj378o0 fly5x3f f1l02sjl f113hnb5\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n<div id=\"45\" class=\"EditorClass ___oc9slz0 ftgm304 fr7e4de f1ids18y f1ohdurq f1fa7rqs f10pi13n f1a3p1vp f1hu3pq6 fly5x3f f1g0x7ka fhxju0i f1qch9an f1cnd47f f11qmguv f19f4twv f1tyq0we fz5stix g7toD\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-readonly=\"true\" aria-label=\"To: Bomkazi Malobola\">South Africa (SA) observes November as Children&#8217;s Month, placing the spotlight on the challenges facing children and the need to protect their safety and well-being.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"mailMessageBodyContainer\">\n<div class=\"baxr8 customScrollBar GNqVo allowTextSelection\">\n<div id=\"UniqueMessageBody_21\" class=\"OuGoX BIZfh\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"document\" aria-label=\"Message body\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"false\" data-fui-focus-visible=\"\">\n<div class=\"rps_62cf\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The month was officially launched in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province by the Nelson Mandela Children&#8217;s Fund, in partnership with the Department of Social Development.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This year&#8217;s theme, &#8220;Safe to Play, Free to Thrive,&#8221; highlights the importance of creating safe environments where children can live, learn and play without fear of harm.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It also calls for greater efforts to protect children&#8217;s rights and ensure their well-being.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;Refilwe Mekoa\/ Channel Africa&#8211;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22756,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-49699","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"SA observes November as Children's Month","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/49699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/49699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49701,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/49699\/revisions\/49701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=49699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}