Child welfare advocates are raising the alarm over South Africa’s escalating child abuse crisis, with recent reports revealing shocking cases of neglect, sexual abuse, and physical violence ...

The tragic case of six-year-old Joshlin Smith horrified South Africa and sparked global outrage. What began as a missing child report in February 2024 quickly unraveled into a disturbing child ...

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development said human trafficking incidents in South Africa are on the rise.

In a case that shocked South Africa, one of the witnesses had said in court that Smith told her she had sold her daughter to a sangoma, or traditional healer, for 20,000 rand ($1,100) and that the ...

In November 2024, the Teddy Bear Foundation, an organization working on child abuse in South Africa, reported that of the more than 5,000 cases it dealt with between 2019 and 2024, only four ...