In a swift police operation, two suspects were arrested for allegedly trafficking 10 children from Lesotho to South Africa.

Child Trafficking: How South Africa is Failing its Children CRIME PANDEMIC. ... 4min. In a high profile case involving the disappearance of six-year-old Joshlin Smith (from left) Jacquen Appollis, ...

Joshlin Smith’s abduction reflects South Africa’s worsening crisis of missing girls and deep-seated human trafficking and exploitation issues.

More than 26 000 cases of child abuse and neglect were reported in the 2024-25 financial year, up from 23 732 during the same period last year, Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe has said.

Reflections from a recent visit to South Africa, where UNICEF works to safeguard the lives and futures of children.

The sentencing in this case is a critical step in the pursuit of justice for Joshlin and a stern reminder that our legal system will not tolerate crimes against children.

Representatives from churches, frontline responders, regional authorities, and civil society in Southern Africa are ...

Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare social welfare officer James Moyo has called for collaboration ...

Should SA hold an emergency referendum to reinstate the death penalty punishment, particularly for violent crimes against ...

Child Trafficking: How South Africa is Failing its Children. Story by Mary de Haas • 6d. Mary De Haas. ... The Smith case, like shock-inducing gender-based violence murders, ...

The case of the missing 6-year-old Joshlin Smith exposes human trafficking in South Africa. Homepage. ... It has also highlighted the wider issue of human trafficking in South Africa.