SOME parents of the 60 children at the Amitofo Care Centre believe their children are being brainwashed by a Chinese Buddhist cult.
Amitofo, about 10 kilometres outside Okahandja, started operating in November 2015. The founders of the centre initially tried to register it as a shelter for orphans and vulnerable children, but the gender equality ministry turned their application down for not meeting the standards for a childcare facility.
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