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Child Trafficking

Through interlaced fingers: Reading Medusa as a Father
Friday
/ 14 May 2025

Through interlaced fingers: Reading Medusa as a Father

When fiction mirrors fear, even the strongest reader flinches. Medusa is powerful, painful and unforgettable

By Rodney Ghobril
No standing order to record witness statements, court hears in Joslin Smith kidnapping trial
National
/ 8 April 2025

No standing order to record witness statements, court hears in Joslin Smith kidnapping trial

Sergeant Dawid Fortuin was being cross-examined by attorney Nobahle Mkabayi, acting for accused two, Steveno van Rhyn

By Des Erasmus
Where have your children gone, South Africa?
National
/ 28 March 2025

Where have your children gone, South Africa?

Of the more than 16 000 children who have been reported missing over 18 years, about 4 000 have never been found

By Lyse Comins
Star witness continues to unravel on the stand in Joslin Smith trial
Article
/ 27 March 2025

Star witness continues to unravel on the stand in Joslin Smith trial

Lourentia Lombaard irks the judge with her ‘assumptions’, while Kelly Smith is again portrayed as a callous mother

By Des Erasmus
Joslin Smith: State’s star witness breaks down as judge questions inconsistencies
National
/ 19 March 2025

Joslin Smith: State’s star witness breaks down as judge questions inconsistencies

Judge Nathan Erasmus had earlier cautioned Lourentia Lombaard that her testimony would determine her credibility

By Des Erasmus
Joslin Smith was wanted by sangoma for her ‘eyes and skin’
National
/ 17 March 2025

Joslin Smith was wanted by sangoma for her ‘eyes and skin’

State witness Lourentia Lombaard continued her testimony on Monday, sharing chilling details in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial

By Des Erasmus
Kelly Smith told teacher Joslin was kidnapped by Nigerians
National
/ 12 March 2025

Kelly Smith told teacher Joslin was kidnapped by Nigerians

A ‘Nigerian man’ allegedly told Smith that the child was in a container, on a boat, heading for West Africa, the court heard

By Des Erasmus
Charges dropped against one accused in Joshlin Smith case
National
/ 21 October 2024

Charges dropped against one accused in Joshlin Smith case

The state says the matter is ready to be transferred to the high court

By Umamah Bakharia
Joshlin Smith: Case of missing six-year-old to be tried in the high court
National
/ 15 July 2024

Joshlin Smith: Case of missing six-year-old to be tried in the high court

The case against the suspects in Joshlin’s disappearance, including her mother, has been held over to 16 September for further investigation

By Umamah Bakharia
Kenya’s beach boys fall into sex tourism, trafficking
Africa
/ 23 October 2021

Kenya’s beach boys fall into sex tourism, trafficking

In the face of their families’ poverty, young men, persuaded by the prospect of wealth or education, travel to Europe with their older female sponsors only to be trafficked for sex

By The Continent
Fake trafficking news targets migrants
National
/ 20 October 2020

Fake trafficking news targets migrants

Exaggerated reports on social media of human trafficking syndicates snatching people in broad daylight legitimate xenophobia while deflecting from the real problems in society

By Jan Bornman
Cyntoia Brown, sentenced to life at the age of 16, gets clemency
Article
/ 8 January 2019

Cyntoia Brown, sentenced to life at the age of 16, gets clemency

Without Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam’s intervention, Brown would have remained in prison at least until 2055

By Nova Safo
Doctor found guilty but not convicted in Spain ‘stolen baby’ case
Article
/ 8 October 2018

Doctor found guilty but not convicted in Spain ‘stolen baby’ case

The court found former gynaecologist Eduardo Vela guilty of taking Ines Madrigal, now 49, away from her mother as a newborn in 1969

By Marianne Barriaux
Govt backs down on visa regulation changes
Article
/ 26 October 2015

Govt backs down on visa regulation changes

Govt’s decision to grant concessions to its new visa regime, after it was blamed for a slump in tourism, has been cautiously welcomed by trade groups.

By Lynley Donnelley
Girls as young as 10 sold as sex slaves in South Africa
Article
/ 17 March 2015

Girls as young as 10 sold as sex slaves in South Africa

The normalisation of gender discrimination is blamed as the crucial factor that makes women and girls vulnerable to human traffickers.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 7 December 2011

Over 600 arrests in China for child trafficking

Chinese police have arrested 608 people suspected of selling children and freed 178 children in a crackdown on 10 provinces on child trafficking.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 13 December 2009

SA tackles World Cup child-trafficking fears

Authorities fear the Soccer World Cup could draw in child traffickers hoping to cash in on the fanfare around the games.

By Courtney Brooks

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