Human Trafficking
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Sibiya bail hearing postponed as court seeks translations of audio recordings
Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya will remain behind bars over the weekend after the Randburg Magistrate’s Court postponed his bail application to…
Sovereignty, strain and the foreigner
The imperative is not merely to condemn xenophobia but to render it obsolete
Judge condemns cyberbullying as Joslin Smith kidnapping trial enters fifth week
Judge Nathan Erasmus said online harassment threatened trust in South Africa’s justice system and caused ‘suspicion’
Twenty-three South Africans back home after being held captive in Myanmar
The group were lured to Thailand with false promises of jobs but were later trafficked to Myanmar where they were held for more than four months
Africa’s busiest airport has a drug problem
A Kenyan citizen was facing execution in Vietnam. Her ordeal began with lax security at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport
Joslin Smith: Could the state’s ‘unsophisticated’ witness sink its case?
Lourentia Lombaard, the accused-turned-state-witness in the kidnapping and trafficking trial, has repeatedly lied to police
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
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
Editorial | Joslin: Is the state at fault too?
Statistics are scant, but the foster care system in South Africa has its fair share of critics. There is a severe backlog, inadequate resources and a shortage of trained foster…
New evidence in Joshlin Smith case brought to light, says NPA
The case was postponed to 21 October, the third time this has happened to allow for further investigations into the seven-year-old’s disappearance
Search for Joshlin Smith has reached international shores
Police Minister Bheki Cele said the police service is working with Interpol and other organisations after a tip-off that the child could be overseas This content is restricted to…
Joshlin Smith: More blood-stained clothes sent for testing
Police confirmed that the items were found in a drain over the weekend, near the home of the six-year-old
Joshlin Smith: Accused abandons bail application
Police say information regarding the alleged confession will only be disclosed in court
Community clings to hope that Joshlin Smith will be found alive
Police have dismissed rumours that the six-year-old was kidnapped for muthi, saying there was no evidence of this
When crime is cloaked as religion
Religion is often the business plan of fraudsters who lie effortlessly to their congregants