The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlog

Imagine growing up in South Africa without any legal proof that you exist. Thousands of children are trapped in a backlog of birth registration applications, leaving them unable to access the documents they need and forcing their caregivers into a lengthy bureaucratic struggle. This is the hidden cost of being invisible to the state. Daily Maverick’s Tamsin Metelerkamp reports. 

Reporting by: Tamsin Metelerkamp 
Filmed by: Joel Seboa 
Edited by: Joel Seboa 
Produced by: Emilie Gambade 
Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo 
Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn 

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