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Detective denies torture allegations in Joshlin Smith disappearance case
A detective testifying in the high-profile Joshlin Smith trial has denied claims of torture and misconduct during the interrogation of…
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Police alarmed as human trafficking cases rise in Johannesburg
Law enforcement officials in Johannesburg are raising serious concerns over the increasing number of suspected human trafficking incidents in the…
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Update: Police investigate human trafficking case after Ethiopian nationals escape in Johannesburg
Authorities in Johannesburg are investigating a suspected human trafficking case after more than 30 Ethiopian nationals escaped from a house…
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Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial: Witness testifies against Kelly Smith
Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial: Witness testifies against Kelly Smith! A Middelpos resident in Saldanha Bay has provided a crucial testimony…
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Labour Department admits to failing in preventing employment of undocumented workers
Labour Department admits to failing in preventing employment of undocumented workers! The Department of Labour has acknowledged that it has…
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Rise in missing children’s cases sparks widespread concern
Rise in missing children’s cases sparks widespread concern! South Africa is grappling with a growing crisis as more than 2,000…
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Suspected human traffickers have more charges added to their rap sheets
Suspected human traffickers have more charges added to their rap sheets! Three suspects, arrested in connection with the alleged trafficking…
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3 people arrested in connection with suspected human trafficking of 26 men
3 people arrested in connection with suspected human trafficking of 26 men! The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known…
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Man who trafficked teen from Mozambique to SA in court
Man who trafficked teen from Mozambique to SA in court! A 38-year-old Mozambican national, Moses Sithole, appeared in the Vredendal…
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BMA intercepts the smuggling of 14 undocumented children from Mozambique into SA
BMA intercepts the smuggling of 14 undocumented children from Mozambique into SA! As the festive season ramps up, South Africa’s…
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Mom arrested for allegedly selling her 2-year-old son
Mom arrested for allegedly selling her 2-year-old son! Human trafficking and related crimes have taken center stage in South Africa as…
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Factory workers busted relabeling expired pilchards in Sedibeng
Factory workers busted relabeling expired pilchards in Sedibeng! In a shocking raid in Daleside, Sedibeng police have brought to light…
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Cape Town woman arrested for human trafficking
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (known as Hawks) in the Western Cape said it arrested an alleged human trafficker…
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Joshlin Smith case postponed, state says new evidence has emerged
New evidence has emerged in the kidnapping and human trafficking case of missing six-year-old Joshlin Smith. Joshlin has been missing…
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2 Nigerians & SA man arrested at Sandton house where trafficked woman was repeatedly raped & given drugs
A South African man and two Nigerian nationals were among two people arrested by the Hawks, accused of human trafficking…
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KZN father arrested for human trafficking involving his daughter
Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested the father of a 14-year-old girl for human trafficking and perjury in Isenembe north of…
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Hawks pounce on Parkhurst home
Human trafficking or smuggling? That’s what law enforcement officials are trying to figure out after 13 Ethiopian nationals were found…
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Fear of abductions hold South Africans to ransom
It’s become the worst fear for many families. A loved one being kidnapped, with the possibility they may never return.…
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Plane lands in Mumbai after being held for days in France
A commercial airplane, an Airbus A340 aircraft carrying 276 passengers from India successfully landed in Mumbai today after a temporary…
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2 Zimbabweans arrested for allegedly trafficking 14 kids on a bus from Midrand to Cape Town
Two Zimbabwean nationals were arrested on allegations of human trafficking, after they were found on a bus with 14 undocumented…
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Suspected human trafficker denied bail in the Northern Cape
A 38-year-old man has been denied bail in the Kimberley District Court in the Northern Cape, where he faces an…
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Gauteng residents march to demand end to human trafficking
Hundreds of Gauteng residents have marched through the streets of Randburg, north of Johannesburg to demand an end to human…
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Egypt cuts TikTok influencer sentence to 3 years
An Egyptian court has reduced TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam’s 10-year “human trafficking” sentence to three years, a judicial source told…
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Concerns Mpumalanga is smuggling hub for human trafficking
Many human trafficking cases are not reported, and this limits law enforcement action. The Human Rights Commission says even when…
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Human trafficking suspects admit to violating child labour laws
Seven Chinese employers accused of human trafficking and child labour appeared before the Johannesburg High Court on Friday. Labour law…
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Chinese nationals arrested for human trafficking due back in court
Seven Chinese nationals nabbed on charges of human trafficking and violating South Africa’s labour laws, are due back in court…
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Local government official and wife face rape & human trafficking charges
A senior local government official and his wife are due to appear in the Bushbuckridge Magistrate’s Court on a charge…
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Ten things you need to know about Human Trafficking in SA
In South Africa, child trafficking has become a central concern for both the state and non-state agencies. However, despite the…
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United Nations global response to Human Trafficking
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Palermo Convention, a gathering of the United Nations that defined the world’s…
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Anele Mdoda breathes fire after escaping human trafficking suspects in her Hotel room
Anele Mdoda is the latest star to highlight the matter of human trafficking through a series of posts on Twitter…
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Woman left in shock after suspicious kidnapping car keeps following her – Video
A man in a van called a woman walking on the street over and it spooked her. The lady decided…
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Five suspects linked to human trafficking operations due in court
Five suspects arrested in connection with human trafficking in two provinces are expected to appear in court on Monday. Two…
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Police caution public against peddling fake news of human trafficking & kidnapping
The police in Gauteng have cautioned the public against “the incessant peddling” of fake news about human trafficking and the…
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Kenyan government sued for failing to protect s-e-x trafficking victims
A charity group said on Monday that it was suing the Kenyan government over a failure to provide five women…
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Human trafficking still on the rise in South Africa
Rising unemployment, lack of law enforcement, and the government’s failure to implement policy are some of the causes of an…
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