Saving the Baby Savers: Episode 3: "We are failing women at every level"

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With thousands of babies abandoned in South Africa every year, the lack of support for desperate mothers is under the spotlight — as the fight to keep "Baby Savers" open heads to the constitutional court.

Our social development department has ordered these life saving devices be shut down and it's tried to revoke "Door of Hope's" registration over it's refusal to comply.

But the High court has now given the NGO a lifeline by extending it's court order to January - giving it more time to build a case.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny has more…
26 Aug 2025 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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