The five-year-old girl will be placed in the safety of her nominated grandmother in North West province.
A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping the child of a woman in Etwatwa who offered him a place to stay when he was homeless. File PictureAs South wraps up the 16 days for no violence against women and children, officials of the Department of Social Development have arrived in the Republic of Mauritius to begin the process of repatriating a five-year-old child whose mother is currently incarcerated in that country for drug trafficking.
On Tuesday, the Department of Social Development officials are scheduled to meet up with South African embassy officials in Mauritius. The department has repatriated children to South Africa from countries including Brazil, Senegal, United Kingdom, and the Philippines.These treaties would allow South African prisoners convicted abroad to serve their sentences in South Africa.
“This organisation, Baagi Ba South Africa, was founded in 2018, and so far, we have about 260 young people working across South Africa to raise awareness and provide support to families with relatives convicted abroad. We also collaborate with organisations that assist South Africans in foreign prisons. We reached out to our representatives in South African embassies but did not receive much support.
Child Mauritius Bathembu Futshane Department Of Social Development Glory Matipile North West
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