Recently, Joshlin’s mother, Kelly Smith and co-accused Steveno van Rhyn and Jacquen Appollis were sentenced to life imprisonment on child trafficking and kidnapping charges. The six-year-old Joshlin ...

The attorneys for Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn filed the notices for leave to appeal their convictions ...

Joshlin Smith's mother, Kelly Smith, and her co-accused Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn were sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of kidnapping and human trafficking for the ...

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.

Racquel “Kelly” Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis, and their friend Steveno van Rhyn were all handed life sentences more than a year after the mysterious disappearance of Joshlin Smith ...

Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno Van Rhyn were convicted of kidnapping and trafficking the girl, Joshlin Smith, after she disappeared from a small town in the ...

Mum sentenced to life for selling six-year-old daughter 'for eyes and skin' Racquel 'Kelly' Smith, 31, and her partner Jacquen Appollis were both handed life sentences after a six-week hearing ...

Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno Van Rhyn were convicted of kidnapping and trafficking the girl, Joshlin Smith, after she disappeared from a small town in the ...

A South African woman has been sentenced to life in prison after allegedly trafficking her 6-year-old daughter, Joshlin Smith ...

Racquel 'Kelly' Smith and her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis have been sentenced to life in jail following a six week trial that heard six-year-old Joshlin Smith had been sold to a traditional healer ...