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(b) Children's Home
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Any residence or home maintained for the reception, protection, care and bringing-up
of more than six children apart from their parents but does not include any school of
industries or reform school. According to Mbanjwa (1990 : 7) children who for any
reasons cannot be returned to their parents or cannot be placed with foster parents
are very often sent to a Children's Home which is a more permanent home than the
Place of Safety. The Act provides for the keeping of a child at the Children's Home
for up to 2 years.
(c) School ofIndustries
According to Van Niekerk (1990 : 4) school of industries are places that aim at
training the youth in the marketable skills of industry. Formal education is also
provided though the main emphasis is preparing the youth for eventual entry into the
open labour market. Skills training is offered in trades like brick-laying, carpentry,
electrical engineering, etc.
43 OVERVIEW OF THE SOUTII AFRICAN WELFARE SYSlEM
43.1 Legislation
In addition to the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983, which enables
welfare to be organized on a race group basis, three Acts of Parliament provide the
framework for the Republic's social welfare system ( McKendrick 1987 : 24-28 ):
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The Social and Associated Workers Act 1978, as amended, which
provides for control over the profession of social work and associated
professions (such as child care workers, for example).
The National Welfare Act 1978, which provides amongst other things for
the registration ofwelfare organizations, the co-ordination and planning