Human trafficking
CT mother accused of trafficking daughter (13) denied bail
The accused’s bail bid was dismissed in the Wynberg Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
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Camilla De Waal Rossouw sentenced to 10 years for trafficking, other crimes
The syndicate ran a brothel in Milnerton, Table View, Big Bay and Milnerton which led to arrests in 2017.
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Nyanga mom accused of trafficking daughter (13) for sex seeks bail in court
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said that the woman allegedly trafficked her teenaged daughter to a man in July and was arrested at the start of this month.
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Mozambican man handed 22 years for human trafficking, rape, kidnapping teen
While walking to school in 2017, the teen was taken to convicted trafficker Angelo Mulambo under the pretence that she would secure a babysitting job.
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5 suspects linked to human trafficking operations due in court
Hawks officials said that they had been monitoring human trafficking operations for a year and conducted raids in Kuruman and in Rustenberg.
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Hawks nab suspects who allegedly trafficked women & forced them into sex work
Five suspects were handcuffed during the operation in Rustenburg and in Kuruman on Sunday.
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Unfair that Nigerians blamed for SA's social ills, says High Commissioner Bala
Under the banner of #PutSouthAfricansFirst, small groups of people marched from Church Square to the Nigerian Embassy, saying government failed to put South Africans first.
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Only One SA group marches in Pretoria calling for South Africans to be put first
Several organisations under the banner #PutSouthAfricaFirst are marching towards the Nigerian and Zimbabwean embassies to call for locals to be prioritised.
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GALLERY: Put South Africans First march heads to Nigerian Embassy
Under the banner of #PutSouthAfricansFirst, small groups of people marched from Church Square in Pretoria to the Nigerian Embassy on 23 September 2020. They are protesting against human trafficking and illegal foreign nationals.
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FACT CHECK: Lerato Kganyago’s claims about child trafficking in South Africa
Africa Check takes a look at two claims made by influential South African television presenter and DJ Lerato Kganyago about human trafficking in South Africa.
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Police warn people not to spread fake news about human trafficking, kidnappings
The police's Mathapelo Peters said that these messages spread unnecessary panic among communities.
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Vietnam jails four people over Britain truck tragedy
The four defendants - the youngest aged 26 and the oldest 36 - were given prison sentences of between two-and-a-half years and seven-and-a-half years by a court in central Ha Tinh province on Monday, according to the official provincial newspaper.
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COVID-19 could make more communities vulnerable to human trafficking: UNODC
The UNDOC says every day, in every country across the globe, human traffickers are exploiting people for profit and the poor and vulnerable remain most at risk.
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Trio sentenced to 80 years collectively for trafficking teenage girl
The matter was before the Wynberg Regional Court on Wednesday.
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Man appears in Prieska court on a charge of human trafficking
It's alleged the suspect recruited the 22-year-old victim last month under the false pretence that she was going to get a job in Prieska, in the Northern Cape.
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Omotoso sex trafficking trial postponed as State changes prosecutor
The State is changing prosecutors and therefore the matter has been postponed to April.
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Pastor Omotoso saw women as 'things' for his sexual pleasure, court told
Pastor Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused face a string of charges including rape and human trafficking.
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Witness recalls being molested by Pastor Timothy Omotoso at spiritual retreat
Andisiwe Dike said that she was one of several young women who attended what she called 'spiritual training' under Omotoso in Durban in 2016.
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Vietnam police charge seven over Britain truck deaths
Seven defendants, including a Vietnamese woman living in China, were charged with creating immigration profiles for 67 people from different areas in Vietnam for illegal work in Britain and Europe, Ha Tinh province regional police said in a statement.
