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'Child porn difficult to monitor'

08 Jul 2008

South African courts are battling to comprehend the magnitude of child pornography even though the country has specific anti-pornography legislation.

This is what emerged at a seminar on the amended Film and Publications Act in Durban on Monday.

Prof Karthy Govender, a commissioner with the South African Human Rights Commission and chairperson of the Film and Publications review board, said while South Africa was the only country in Africa with specific child anti-pornography legislation, even the courts struggle to understand the scale of child pornography.

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