2   mill ion ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁South ▁Africa ▁does ▁not ▁license ▁or phan ages ▁any ▁more ▁but ▁they ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁up ▁un reg ulated ▁and ▁potentially ▁more ▁harm ful . ▁The oret ically ▁the ▁policy ▁supports ▁community - based ▁family ▁homes ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁always ▁the ▁case . ▁One ▁example ▁is ▁the ▁homes ▁operated ▁by ▁Th ok om ala . ▁ ▁Z amb ia ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁national ▁survey ▁of ▁or ph ans ▁revealed ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁or phan age ▁care . ▁The ▁break down ▁of ▁care ▁was ▁as ▁follows : ▁ 3 8 % ▁grand par ents , ▁ 5 5 % ▁extended ▁family , ▁ 1 % ▁older ▁or phan , ▁ 6 % ▁non - relative . ▁Rec ently ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁students ▁started ▁a ▁fund ra ising ▁website ▁for ▁an ▁or phan age ▁in ▁Z amb ia . ▁ ▁Z imb ab we ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 3 9 ▁priv ately ▁run ▁children ' s ▁char ity ▁homes , ▁or ▁or phan ages , ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁oper ates ▁eight ▁of ▁its ▁own . ▁Priv ately ▁run ▁Or phan ages ▁can ▁accommod ate ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁children , ▁though ▁some ▁are ▁very ▁small ▁and ▁located ▁in ▁very ▁remote ▁areas , ▁hence ▁can ▁take ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁children . ▁ ▁Statistics ▁on ▁the ▁total