These figures once more point to the enormous burden on grandparents in relation to child
rearing. Grandparents were twice as likely to be raising children under 18 as were their
mothers, and five times more likely than their fathers. A worrying 3% of children were
acknowledged by their parents to have no caregivers at all. It was interesting to note a minor
trend of mothers having travelled all the way to De Doorns to find work, and of having left
their husbands behind as the primary caretakers in Zimbabwe. 35 children, (10%) back home
in Zimbabwe, were being taken care of primarily by their fathers.
Chart iii: showing where minor children are now
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Chart iv: showing who is looking after minor children now
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