Human trafficking is rife in these parts of South Africa, with suburbs across Gauteng proving to be very lucrative markets for exploiters.
Women – aged 19 to 27 – were lured to Durban from Joburg with a lucrative job offer. Later, the ‘boss’ revealed they would have to work in the sex trade business.
Dozens of Ethiopian nationals have been held against their will in a Gauteng guesthouse – and a suspect’s attempt to bribe SAPS fell flat.
What a year. There’s a new human trafficking case after 33 Ethiopians were found in Midrand, Johannesburg. October saw 50 other Ethiopians rescued in Lenasia and 11 more in Meadowlands.
Wayne and Justine Loubser both tried to sell their baby separately, discounting the price when they realised the other was at the same game.
The Nigerian human trafficker forced three women into sex work and drug addiction after raping them and promising them jobs.
Independent Media has produced a 10-part series of what happened to the mother of the Tembisa 10 decuplets…and the shock discovery of alleged baby trafficking in state hospitals.
It is confirmed that 50 men that were found in Lenasia are kidnapped citizens from Ethiopia
About 50 men were uncovered in a house in Zakariyya Park, Lenasia. They are thought to be victims of a human trafficking syndicate.
About 50 men were uncovered in a house in Zakariyya Park, Lenasia. They are thought to be victims of a human trafficking syndicate.
The late soccer star Diego Maradona has faced another controversy from the grave: A woman has accused him of trafficking her when she was just 16 years old.
The Hawks arrested a pastor who allegedly repeatedly raped a woman over the weekend at his home in Lakeview in Bloemfontein.
When the five-day-old twin girls were rescued in Gqeberha, police claim they were dehydrated and severely malnourished
A 36-year old mother and a 57-year old grandmother were arrested for attempting to sell the girl to a human trafficking syndicate in Gauteng.
In addition to being trafficked, the five-day-old Gqeberha twin girls had to be attended to as they were dehydrated and malnourished
The South African Police Service (SAPS) wants the public to be aware of the dangers of human trafficking, which “a crime and a reality” in the country.
‘Isidingo’ actress Hlubi Mboya stars in Netflix’s ‘I Am All Girls’ which is reportedly based on the true story of suspected paedophile and serial killer Gert van Rooyen.
A Malawian worker has testified in a human trafficking case how he allegedly travelled to SA at the age of 14 to find work.
A Nigerian man was sentenced to three life terms in prison for the rape and human trafficking of a 12-year-old girl in Gauteng.
The seven Chinese nationals allegedly trafficked 91 workers, including children, into SA in containers and forced them to work for R65 a day.
Seven Chinese nationals face 160 counts, many of them relating to the violation of labour laws in South Africa
The accused will appear in court again on Thursday, 22 April 2021 for a formal bail application.
A 53-year-old woman – the mother of the victim – was arrested on Wednesday after her daughter was allegedly trafficked and raped.
Human trafficking charges have been laid after three teens who hail from Phuthaditjhaba in the eastern Free State, were traced to Sasolburg.
A 44-year-old Nyanga mother allegedly trafficked her daughter to a man back in July. Police are still looking for the man.