Sovereignty, strain and the foreigner
The imperative is not merely to condemn xenophobia but to render it obsolete
Human Trafficking
Judge condemns cyberbullying as Joslin Smith kidnapping trial enters fifth week
Judge Nathan Erasmus said online harassment threatened trust in South Africa’s justice system and caused ‘suspicion’
Twenty-three South Africans back home after being held captive in Myanmar
The group were lured to Thailand with false promises of jobs but were later trafficked to Myanmar where they were held for more than four months
Africa’s busiest airport has a drug problem
A Kenyan citizen was facing execution in Vietnam. Her ordeal began with lax security at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport
Joslin Smith: Could the state’s ‘unsophisticated’ witness sink its case?
Lourentia Lombaard, the accused-turned-state-witness in the kidnapping and trafficking trial, has repeatedly lied to police
Joslin Smith: State’s star witness breaks down as judge questions inconsistencies
Judge Nathan Erasmus had earlier cautioned Lourentia Lombaard that her testimony would determine her credibility
Joslin Smith was wanted by sangoma for her ‘eyes and skin’
State witness Lourentia Lombaard continued her testimony on Monday, sharing chilling details in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial
Editorial | Joslin: Is the state at fault too?
Statistics are scant, but the foster care system in South Africa has its fair share of critics. There is a severe backlog, inadequate resources and a shortage of trained foster parents, meaning high turnover rates
New evidence in Joshlin Smith case brought to light, says NPA
The case was postponed to 21 October, the third time this has happened to allow for further investigations into the seven-year-old’s disappearance
Search for Joshlin Smith has reached international shores
Police Minister Bheki Cele said the police service is working with Interpol and other organisations after a tip-off that the child could be overseas
Joshlin Smith: More blood-stained clothes sent for testing
Police confirmed that the items were found in a drain over the weekend, near the home of the six-year-old
Joshlin Smith: Accused abandons bail application
Police say information regarding the alleged confession will only be disclosed in court
Community clings to hope that Joshlin Smith will be found alive
Police have dismissed rumours that the six-year-old was kidnapped for muthi, saying there was no evidence of this
When crime is cloaked as religion
Religion is often the business plan of fraudsters who lie effortlessly to their congregants
South Africa struggles to limit human trafficking – USAID report
South Africa under-reports human trafficking cases and is poor at apprehending perpetrators
Anti-trafficking, human rights groups to reject amended sex trade bill
The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill will boost the industry and trafficking and drive it underground
How to tackle the rise in kidnappings, human trafficking in South Africa
South African victims as well as people from the rest of Africa and Southeast and East Asia are taken to the Middle East, the US and Europe
South African government distances itself from Cuban human trafficking claims
The Trafficking in Persons report says Cuba benefits financially from its ‘coercive’ labour export programmes to 66 countries
Rise in number of human trafficking victims in South Africa
The Trafficking in Persons has found that the government does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so
Zimbabwe a transit site for migrants
Syndicates in Zimbabwe traffic Africans fleeing the strife in their countries to South Africa
Kenya’s beach boys fall into sex tourism, trafficking
In the face of their families’ poverty, young men, persuaded by the prospect of wealth or education, travel to Europe with their older female sponsors only to be trafficked for sex
Human trafficking is the most pervasive criminal market — global report
South Africa’s scores 4.5 out of 10 for human trafficking, the 2021 Global Organised Crime Index finds
One man’s fight against human trafficking in Malawi
This story is published as part of a seriessupported by the IIE Community Justice Project Kenya: Don’t be silent Chinese mining company accused of ‘ruining’ Sierra Leone village Giving Rwandan refugees a voice One man’s fight against human trafficking in Malawi Fuelling South Africa’s feminist revolution To read this story in English, click here. Mapambano […]
NPOs warn of a possible surge in human trafficking
In 2020, the national human-trafficking hotline reported 696 potential victims to authorities for further investigation, a 46.5% increase from the previous year
Fake trafficking news targets migrants
Exaggerated reports on social media of human trafficking syndicates snatching people in broad daylight legitimate xenophobia while deflecting from the real problems in society
Rise in forced labour expected amid the Covid-19 economic crisis
Criminals prey on desperate people by offering them false promises of a better life. In fact, they are coercing them into lives of exploitation and misery
Trafficking and the corruption, collusion nexus
Corruption and police complicity are hindering South Africa’s efforts to combat this crime
The Nigerian king who cursed the sex traffickers
Edo State is Nigeria’s capital of human trafficking, and local authorities are seemingly powerless. Enter His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II
Best practices abound in transport sector
The Transport Sector Retirement Fund uses cellphone technology to regularly engage, inform and educate its members
Lawyers differ over rape grilling
Counsel for rape accused Timothy Omotoso has faced outrage for his cross-examination of Cheryl Zondi
Truckers UNiTE against human trafficking
Truck drivers are the eyes of the campaign, which combats horrific crime
This is what life is like in the world’s last country to ban slavery
Photojournalist, Seif Kousmate, photographed and interviewed current and former slaves in Mauritania and got imprisoned by police in the process.
