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Then of course there are also "missing" parents my friend.
5 kids left with a granny to raise. Many child headed households also over here.
Of course not to speak about the thousands of orphans.

Yep, it is a sad state of affairs and speaks of one of the legacies left by poverty

Poverty resulting mainly from apartheid my friend.
It will take generations to sort this country out with its mega problems!

I wonder how much poverty in the world actually exists because there is no other way - I suspect, zero.