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Bokgabo Poo

‘Nothing to celebrate but to drown in tears and pain,’ say family of murdered Bokgabo Poo on her sixth birthday

South Africa

‘Nothing to celebrate but to drown in tears and pain,’ say family of murdered Bokgabo Poo on her sixth birthday

By Michelle Banda

Community angered after suspect acquitted of killing Bokgabo — days before being sentenced to life for another crime

South Africa

Community angered after suspect acquitted of killing Bokgabo — days before being sentenced to life for another crime

By Michelle Banda

Three children are murdered every day in South Africa — we need action, not outrage

South Africa

Three children are murdered every day in South Africa — we need action, not outrage

By Robyn Wolfson Vorster

A mother's grief - ‘My dearest Bokgabo, they may have taken away parts of your body but your spirit lives forever’

South Africa

A mother's grief - ‘My dearest Bokgabo, they may have taken away parts of your body but your spirit lives forever’

By Michelle Banda