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Child migrants walking into trouble
Jun 18 2009, Jack

- Up to 21,000 independent child migrants from outside South Africa are living in the country, according to a discussion document by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

The report published in February 2009 - Child Migrants with and without Parents:...

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