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South Africa tightens rules for foreign adoptions
From 9 News: In the wake of Madonna’s adoptions in nearby Malawi, and a commercial surrogacy boom in India, South Africa is laying out stricter rules for foreigners looking to make families here.Last month a court in Pretoria set out guidelines for foreigners looking to hire a surrogate mother in South Africa. In 2010, a [...]
South Africa: Baby broker appears in court
From IOL.com: The former owner of a Durban North children’s shelter will be charged with several counts of child trafficking and fraud.This was heard in the Durban Magistrate’s Court yesterday when Hester Elizabeth van Schalkwyk made a brief appearance. Van Schalkwyk, 60, was arrested in February this year for allegedly carrying out an illegal adoption [...]
South Africa: R400 [$85 US] to buy a baby
From News24: A state social worker has been exposed selling babies for adoption. The revelations have sparked a top-level police investigation that will probe the possibility that this was connected to a wider child-trafficking and adoption syndicate. Sharon Mushokabanji was employed as a social worker at Child Welfare in Kempton Park, but had faked her [...]
African Governments urged to adopt Hague Conventions on children
Senior Government officials from 15 States in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region will meet in Pretoria from 23 to 25 February 2010 to determine ways to strengthen cross-border co-operation for the protection of children at risk and better regulate intercountry adoption. The meeting will focus on the problems resulting from cross-border movements of unaccompanied [...]
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