'I've lost my child for the second time to the same thief'

First Ntombentsha Manana’s newborn baby was stolen. Then, when the woman was traced 20 years later, she had little interest in a reunion

23 April 2023 - 00:00 By HENDRIK HANCKE

For 20 years, Ntombentsha Manana never stopped searching for the daughter who was stolen as a newborn baby as they headed home from the maternity ward of  an Ermelo hospital. ..

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