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FOUND AFTER 20 YEARS

EVERY year on 23 March the family would gather to celebrate her daughter’s birthday with a cake and snacks, but she always battled to join in. For Antoinette*, the occasion marked nothing but heartache – a reminder of the day she delivered her perfect baby girl and the day she lost her.

But on 23 March next year the occasion will finally be a happy one. Mbali* has been found after 20 years of desperate searching, the hopelessness replaced by relief.

The story of how Mbali was found has captured the country’s imagination and brought a wonderful sense of closure to a family tortured for years by unanswered questions.

There’s still a long road ahead. Like Zephany Nurse, the

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