Chief Kgosiemang thinks men should keep raising children even if they learn they might not share blood ties. A lawmaker wants all babies born outside marriage to have DNA tests before birth certificates can be issued. He believes this stops men from paying for kids who belong to others. The leader claims some little ones have three different dads listed on papers, with all men sending cash each month. He thinks free tests at public centers would serve everyone better.
Some feel only women face the blame in these cases. Deputy Minister Nawases-Taeyele said women never name someone as father unless that man came near them first. Another official wants lies about who fathered babies made against the law because men suffer when the truth comes later. The law already says kids deserve to know their real parents when possible. Current rules allow tests only when people doubt who the baby. Chief Kgosiemang sticks with old ways, saying elders taught him child-rearing matters more than bloodlines.
Some feel only women face the blame in these cases. Deputy Minister Nawases-Taeyele said women never name someone as father unless that man came near them first. Another official wants lies about who fathered babies made against the law because men suffer when the truth comes later. The law already says kids deserve to know their real parents when possible. Current rules allow tests only when people doubt who the baby. Chief Kgosiemang sticks with old ways, saying elders taught him child-rearing matters more than bloodlines.
