CAPE TOWN - Rising life expectancy means an ageing population.
The knock on-effect of this is a massive increase in the demand for care, raising critical questions about responsibility and resource allocation in the care of older persons.
A study by the University of Cape Town looks into the dynamics around elderly care in South Africa.
Part of the findings were around tensions between paid and unpaid caregivers as well as a lack of support for home-based carers.
Professor Elena Moore from UCT had a discussion with eNCA's Aviwe Mtila.