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AS South Africa commemorated National Youth Day and Father’s Day on June 16, Father A Nation (FAN), called on policymakers and society at large to prioritise and support fathers in their critical roles as parents, role models, leaders, and nation-builders.
The organisation said the absence of positive male influence and the prevalence of destructive masculine behaviour were significant