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	Report Shows Central Methodist Church Unsuitable for Children By Rahima Essop Eyewitness News February 10, 2010 http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=32163 SOUTH AFRICA -- Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu on Tuesday said a report on the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg vindicates her department's belief that the mission is not a suitable place for children. The much awaited report has recommended that allegations of sexual abuse be probed. In September, Eyewitness News revealed that young girls from the church who attend a nearby school were given gifts by teachers in exchange for sexual favours. Last year, the South Gauteng High Court appointed a children's rights lawyer as the curator of minors living at the church. The department's Simon Zwane said, "The MEC has welcomed the reports because they state that the church is not a suitable place for shelter. We must work on the problems to find appropriate shelters for unaccompanied minors and follow ups should be done on allegations of abuse."
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