Adoption: Landmark court ruling gives hope to KZN’s vulnerable children


Robyn Wolfson Vorster 1 March 2020

In a country where adoption numbers are low and declining, KwaZulu-Natal, the province with the largest number of orphans, is also the one with the fewest adoptions. In 2016, only eight were granted. Children have languished in care for years waiting for adoption placements. But now a landmark high court decision will change that.

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