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.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said it will oppose any further appeals by the three convicted people in the Joshlin ...

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 ...

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, South Africa is reminded of the urgent need to tackle human trafficking, a ...

South Africa's police continue to search for missing girl Joslin Smith, whose mother was sentenced to life in prison earlier ...