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 ...

The sentencing follows an intense eight-week trial during which the court heard devastating details surrounding the girl’s ...

Drawing on extensive research and a recent article that she submitted as an authority, Swanepoel said that although South Africa has dealt with child trafficking before, those cases were very ...

A South African court found a mother and two accomplices guilty on Friday of kidnapping and trafficking her 6-year-old daughter, in a case that gained nationwide attention since the child went ...

Kidnapping and human trafficking cases are on the rise in South Africa ... according to Awareness for Child Trafficking Africa (ACTA) Chairperson Hillary Leong. This trend is also closely linked ...

The extent of South Africa ... known as trafficking in persons – remains an ‘elusive statistical nightmare’. Available data sources reveal little about the prevalence of the phenomenon in the country.

Members of Parliament have expressed concern over South Africa's low conviction rates for cases involving human trafficking of women and children. Over 170 women and children were the victims of ...

As child pornography cases seem to be on the rise in South Africa, experts are calling ... that deals with connecting the various counter-trafficking organisations, said the most recent arrest ...

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 ...