SA girl’s orphan status stands in the way of new life with guardian in Canada

Even after following ‘all the steps’, the North American country has rejected the legal guardian’s application to take in her great-niece

08 February 2023 - 20:38

A South African woman’s two-year battle for her nine-year-old great-niece to move to Canada to live with her has hit a dead end...

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