The girl, Joshlin Smith, is still missing, and the case has haunted South Africa. Prosecutors said that the mother was ...

A South African mother and two accomplices were sentenced to life imprisonment for trafficking her then-6-year-old daughter.

Given that the most vulnerable communities are often terrorized by drug dealers, and there is an acute shortage of ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- A South African woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for selling her 6-year-old daughter ...

A South African woman, Kelly Smith, and two men received life sentences for the human trafficking and kidnapping of Smith's 6-year-old daughter, Joshlin. The child disappeared in 2024, sparking a ...

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 ...

A South African woman convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her six-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison, ...

Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Xola Nqola, has commended the National ...

Heartrending details have emerged in the trial of Racquel 'Kelly' Smith, who was convicted of trafficking her own ...

A South African court sentenced a woman to life in prison for kidnapping and selling her six-year-old daughter, in a case ...

When three people found guilty of kidnapping and trafficking ... many girls are having children to access the childcare grants, and neglecting their offspring. The Smith case, like shock-inducing ...