Nanny (9) back at school

Name of story: Nanny (9) back at school

Name of Journalist: Bafana Mahlangu

Name of publication: Sowetan

Date: 1 June 2012

Country: South Africa

Theme: Education/Child abuse

Skills: Sources

Genre: News

GEM classification: Gender aware

Description: The nine-year-old-girl who was forced to drop out of school and look after her two younger siblings is happily back at school. Nthabiseng Motlogelwa, 9, of Brandvlei in Randfontein, was forced to be a babysitter after her 15-year-old brother who was also expected to look after the youngest children left home.