Overview
- Footage widely shared on social media shows young children drinking from a bottle while adults look on, with one child heard referring to Christmas.
- Eastern Cape Social Development MEC Bukiwe Fanta condemned the conduct as unacceptable and harmful to children’s health and development.
- The department has opened a formal investigation and deployed social workers to establish the circumstances and protect the children.
- Authorities urged anyone with information to report it, noting that tips can be submitted anonymously to the Department of Social Development or local authorities.
- Key facts such as the children’s ages and the exact location remain unconfirmed, and no identifications or charges have been reported.