Hundreds of babies in South Africa abandoned during the pandemic
By: Tyroline Franks and Katleho Sekhotho The Door of Hope Children's Mission reported that a 141 South African babies were abandoned during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NGO reports that 81 of the abandoned babies were found dead. Nadine Grabham, the Operations Director says that mother's are unable to register their babies for social grants during lockdown. "This puts tremendous pressure on parents who were already struggling before lockdown," says Grabham. […]