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In court: Missing Joslin Smith’s mother Kelly Smith at the trial
BOETA APPOLLIS

Kelly Smith’s shifting stories fuel speculation in child trafficking case

The Joslin Smith trial reveals a tangled narrative of addiction, abuse and contradictions, as questions arise about her role in the child’s disappearance

  • Des Erasmus
7 min read
Participants in a gay pride rally in Uganda in 2014 sport rainbow flags and an umbrella in the same colours.
CHILDRENS RIGHTS

​Cast aside at birth for being intersex

Malume Ngwenya, activist with Intersex Advocacy of Zimbabwe speaks to Carl Collison about being intersex and how that effected family relations.

  • Carl Collison
2 min read
Looking ahead: President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a challenging few months in the run-up to the May 8 elections as a result of the dire consequences of his predecessor’s rapacious conduct in office. (David Harrison)
FAMILY VIOLENCE

Want to heal society? Look within yourself first

But the mind, like the body, is finite and is only able to think within that finite frame.

  • Fumbatha May
5 min read
Mavuso said the department was working on a memorandum and policy to guide such operations, as applications for similar terminals were in the works for terminals in Cape Town and George. (Fireblade Aviation)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Violence-laden South Africa’s burden of disease

The notion of violence as a national health priority has yet to take hold, even among health professionals.

  • Staff Reporter
6 min read
File photo by Delwyn Verasamy
CHILD RAPES

Support flows in for rape centre

Diepsloot’s Green Door, a help service for victims of sexual violence, gets a boost, writes Mia Malan.

  • Mia Malan
6 min read
2010 WORLD CUP

Police probe Soweto child-porn reports

Police are investigating reports of a pornographic website with nude pictures of young girls from Soweto, it was reported on Thursday.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
FAMILY VIOLENCE

Police probe abuse case at Oprah’s school

Gauteng police are investigating a case of abuse by an employee at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. This followed an internal investigation of ”misconduct” by the…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read