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Parents of toddlers killed in fire at makeshift daycare in Joburg suburb speak about their pain
25 May 2025 - 00:00
Parents of toddlers who died in a fire that engulfed a makeshift one-room crèche in Johannesburg are pleading for counselling and an expedited investigation, with one wishing their child minder could face the death penalty for her alleged negligence...
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