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Asian nationals arrested for alleged human trafficking to face more charges
The group was detained in November last year after 91 Malawian nationals - 37 of them children - were found in a factory in Village Deep in Johannesburg.
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137 would be child labourers, prostitutes rescued in I. Coast
The operation took place last week in the country's east, the National Monitoring Committee (CNS) to fight child labour and trafficking.
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Hawks rescue women, child forced into prostitution in Bloemfontein
The women and the child were rescued by the Hawks from a flat on Nelson Mandela Drive on Monday.
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UK police charge man with human trafficking in Vietnamese truck deaths inquiry
Christopher Kennedy was arrested on Friday,22 November and that he is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court in England on Monday.
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7 Chinese, Taiwanese nationals accused of human trafficking to apply for bail
They appeared at the Johannesburg Magistrate Court on Thursday and have been remanded in custody.
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7 Asian nationals arrested for alleged human trafficking appear in court
The group was arrested last week in a joint operation at a factory in Village Deep; 91 workers were rescued during the raid.
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Trial against rape accused pastor Omotoso postponed to January
Timothy Omotoso and two alleged accomplices appeared in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Thursday.
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Vietnam arrests eight over UK truck deaths
Eight women and 31 men were found in a refrigerated lorry in an industrial park in Essex, east of London last month, in a case that has shaken Britain and exposed the deadly risks of illegal migration from Vietnam into Europe.
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Vietnam says human traffickers must be strictly dealt with
British police said on Friday they now believe all 39 people found dead in the back of a truck in Essex near London on 23 October were Vietnamese.
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Second man charged over 39 UK truck deaths; Vietnam makes arrests
Vietnamese police said they had arrested two people and summoned others for questioning on Friday after opening a criminal investigation into suspected human trafficking.
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Police hunt for brothers from Northern Ireland over truck deaths
The discovery of the bodies in a refrigerated truck on an industrial estate near London has shone a spotlight on the illicit trade that sends the poor of Asia, Africa and the Middle East on perilous journeys to the West.
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Truck driver remanded at UK court over 39 dead migrants
Maurice Robinson only identified himself and made no statement in a brief video link appearance at a court in the southeast English city of Chelmsford.
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Three held over UK truck deaths freed on police bail
They were arrested two days after the bodies of eight women and 31 men were discovered Wednesday in a truck in an industrial zone in Grays in Essex, southeast England.
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More Vietnamese feared among 39 UK truck victims
Five people have been arrested in the UK in connection with the tragedy, which sparked the largest murder probe in Britain in almost 15 years.
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Police rescue 104 women kept against their will in Emalahleni raid
Authorities acted on a tip-off and arrested more than 60 people for various offences, including prostitution, possession of drugs and human trafficking.
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Second Vietnamese family fears son among 39 UK truck dead
British police initially said all 39 people found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Essex this week were Chinese, including eight women.
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'I can't breathe': Fresh UK arrests over 39 dead found in truck
Police initially believed the victims were all Chinese nationals but said Friday that the 'picture may change' on identification.
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UK police say 39 found dead in truck were Chinese
Emergency workers discovered the bodies early Wednesday inside the refrigerated container of a truck parked in an industrial area east of London, shortly after it had arrived on a ferry from Belgium.
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UK police say 39 people found dead in truck were Chinese
Police also said they had arrested the driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, on suspicion of murder.
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Driver arrested after 39 found dead in truck near London
The discovery of the bodies - 38 adults and one teenager - was made in the early hours after emergency services were alerted to people in a truck container on an industrial site in Grays, about 32km east of central London.
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Rape accused Omotoso, co-accused head to ConCourt to have charges reduced
The Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday morning dismissed the trio’s application, challenging the jurisdiction of the Port Elizabeth High Court.
