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MINTDaily Maverick (South Africa)Jun 10, 2026
SEXUAL OFFENDERS: Vetting crisis: Efforts hampered by persistent delays with more than 100,000 teachers unchecked
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-4.28
Confidence
8/10
Amount
11.9M CBWD
AI justification
Systemic failure to protect children from sexual offenders in a critical sector outweighs the positive intent. | The government's attempt to protect children through mandatory vetting is ethically sound but critically undermined by systemic implementation failures. The delay in vetting over 119,000 teachers creates a direct and severe risk to children's safety, violating their rights to protection and education. The positive intent is overshadowed by the magnitude of the failure.