The toddler was born in Senegal and has been in the care of the mother who was arrested last year in that country for drug trafficking.
Social workers of the department arrived at OR Tambo International Airport with the toddler on a flight from Dakar on Sunday. Photo: iStock
The toddler was born in Senegal and has been in the care of the mother who was arrested last year in that country for The Social Development Dept has successfully repatriated a 2-year-old South African toddler from a prison in Senegal. The toddler was born in Senegal & has been in the care of the mother who was arrested last year in that country for drug trafficking. Vid: DSDsaid it was notified by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation through its International Social Services Directorate in August 2023, that the biological mother of the child was arrested in February.
Oliphant added the department requested the Eastern Cape department of social development to investigate the circumstances of the nominated foster parent to assess suitability to care for the child.
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