Kaya 959 Point of View with Phemelo Motene

Child of SA woman in Senegalese prison comes home

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The Department of Social Development has successfully repatriated a toddler who
was being held in a Dakar prison in Senegal. The department’s social workers
arrived at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday with a two-year-old baby who
was born in Senegal and has been in the care of the mother who was arrested last
year for drug trafficking. Phemelo speaks to the Department of Social Development
Spokesperson Lumka Oliphant about the process of the repatriation.
11 Mar 2024 4PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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