An alleged illegal daycare centre in Pietermaritzburg has been shut down after police removed 26 children from the facility.
The KwaZulu-Natal social development department was alerted about the unregistered facility in the CBD on Thursday last week.“The joint operation encountered resistance from the facility's owners, who displayed a lack of compassion and co-operation towards the removal process. This led to social workers enlisting the help of the police,” said social development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza.
“The welfare of the children was paramount in every step of the removal process. Due to the immediate danger, the social workers decided to remove all the 26 children from the premises.” The children were taken to Childline, where they received temporary care and meals, before being removed to Joseph Barnes Child and Youth Care Centre.
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