in schools. The Committee also notes the implementation of the schools-based crime prevention programmes. However, the Committee notes with concern that the overall child homicide rate in South Africais remains high. The Committee has learned from one of the South African Police reports to the South African Parliament that there were 846 murder cases reported against children in the 2013/14 financial year and this number rose to 969 child murders in the 2014/2015 financial year. Therefore, the Committee recommends to the South African Government to intensify its efforts towards lowering these homicide and mortality rates. The Committee also urges the Government of South Africa to reduce road accidents taking lives of considerable number of children by setting in place rigorous safety standards on drivers and include in its next report measures taken and progresses achieved in this regard. IV. Respect for the views of the child 12. The Committee notes with appreciation that the State Party has taken legislative as well as administrative measures to ensure that the views of children are respected. Bulding on the positive acchivments, the Committee recommends that the Government expedite adoption of Draft Child Participation Framework and ensure its implementation. The Committee further recommends that the Government of South Africa record the impact of initiatives intended to boost child participation on policy and law development. D) Civil rights and freedoms i. Name, nationality and registration at birth 13. The Committee appreciates the measures taken by the State Party to ensure the right to name, nationality and birth registration of children. However, the Committee notes with concern that Regulations accompanying the new Births and Deaths Registration Act (BDRA) have introduced a fee for late registration of births. Moreover, the Committee has also learned that the Government of South Africa has issued a directive requiring all children who are born to one foreign parent to produce proof of paternity in the form of a DNA test if the birth is registered late. The Committee is of the view that attaching penalty and other similar preconditions that have the effect of serving as a barrier to late birth registration may discourage parents from registering birth of their children and hinder registration of some birth that can be declared late. As the Committee elaborated in its General Comment 2, the State Pary should, in all circumstances, provide for late registration where children’s birth has not been registered immediately. The late registration should be without any precondition. On this basis, the Committee recommends to the Government of South Africa to review the BDRA regulations and remove the penalty fee for late registration of birth. Furthermore, the Committee calls upon the South African Government to consider the withdrawal of the requirement of DNA tests to be done at late registration of children born to one foreign parent birth and rely on other evidence to prove paternity as this precondition discriminates against 5