For boys, the top name was Lethabo , followed by Lubanzi and Melokuhle. Melokuhle, Lethabo and Lethokuhle appeared on both the males and females top ten baby name list."In general, the popular baby forenames for males and females reflect positive hopes for the child, express beliefs and are inspired by positive connotations of both love and acceptance," Statistics SA say.Dlamini was the most common baby surname in 2021, followed by Nkosi and Ndlovu.
Nine of the top ten surnames were from the Nguni clans . Mokoena was the most popular surname not from these clans.We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
_Business This should only be done under 2 conditions; 1. The 'dad' should be willing to have his details on the BC and support the kid; and 2. Partenity tests should be conducted to avoid having our brothers bear the burden of raising other people's kids. These women aren't loyal
_Business Sad, very sad 😥
_Business So sad 😢
_Business By court ruling? What if a name of someone who is not the father appears on the certificate afterwards. Without his knowledge? Is he still held responsible?
_Business Most of the fathers are dead or in jail
_Business This part 💔
_Business What are they going to do, unbirth the baby?
_Business Kings of single motherhood 🥰
_Business That's what we do best as a country
_Business DNA first then we register....
_Business I think this is fuelled by this gender biased discussions by some extremists - feminists who are propagation the ANTI- Male campaigns. Not everything about Patriarchy is toxic. Is it true that we are seeing early signs of toxic Matriarchy? SELAH.
_Business 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂40% is from illegal foreigners
_Business BlackExcellence
_Business That kind of things you can’t fix by court rules. You might force people to put a father’s name but not to be a father to the baby.
_Business The reason is because Mothers are not Loyal enough to tell us if the child os biologically mine or not or at least to do a DNA test!
_Business Omphile my foot,you gave it up to grandpa.
_Business 45000 births to mothers 17 years and younger. When you register the fathers, also arrest the pedophiles for rape and make sure all fathers pay for childcare and maternal care. Time to make fathers take responsibility.
_Business This is a travesty. No wonder our society is in tatters. No father's in the home to lead so the children grow to idolize politicians (yuk!!), gang members (jail time), and woke teachers (confusion). Wake up SouthAfrica
_Business What to do if the mother has no idea who he is?
_Business This is a big win for us. Thank you ConCourt ❤️.
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_Business Zuma is the father!! He he he. Prez for life
_Business Ae they taking away Penalty from the rules of the Game?
_Business This is Home Affairs’ doing.