The Western Cape Department of Social Development has spent R25 million on shelters to accommodate victims of crimes.

The court heard how Ediozi Odi lured the girls to his brothel, got them hooked on crack cocaine and sold them as sex slaves.

According to the South Africa National Human Trafficking Resource Line 11 of the last 18 people rescue from human trafficking were in the Western Cape.

The Western Cape’s Ministry of Community Safety has called on society to assist law enforcement in identifying and aiding victims of human trafficking.

Australian hip-hop artist Zheani has produced one hell of a diss track, claiming that Ninja from Die Antwoord kidnapped her. It’s an utterly bonkers story.

Omotoso’s bid to have Judge Makaula recused goes to the highest court on the land.

Brown’s case was the subject of a social media campaign involving multiple celebrities who advocated for clemency.

Headquarters that do not exit spells all the trouble in the world.

People just loved seeing the man being manhandled by authorities.

The 30 girls are relying on Cheryl Zondi to bring justice to the people pastor Omotoso has allegedly ruined.

Wait, what? Malusi Gigaba has pulled some pretty daft stunts in his time, but he’s been forced to deny technically “trafficking” his daughter.

The department had also established national and provincial multi-disciplinary committees that identified crime hotspot areas and established school ambassadors to create awareness.

Four children were abducted in Whittlesea earlier this week, while more were found in a truck en-route to Port Elizabeth.

When Miguel Louw went missing, and Mohammed Ebrahim was arrested three days later. A discovery of a body 100m from his house has raised more questions.

Cape Town appears to be the biggest retailer in human trafficking. Another case of three men who were saved by authorities from human traffickers has emerged.

A woman in Milnerton, Cape Town, managed to escape the two suspects who had forced her into human trafficking. She is safe in the hands of the Hawks’ DPCI.

Protect our kids.

A Nigerian man, arrested last Friday in connection with the brothel where 26 young women were rescued, will appear in the Klerksdorp Magistrates court.

The Karoo has become a hot spot for human trafficking in recent years and a group of brave runners are hoping to raise awareness about it.

The lengths some people will go to for the latest tech is astonishing.

Three women allegedly involved in the sale of a one year-old girl for just R5 000 will appear in court next Monday to make their bail application… do you think they deserve bail?

A 20 year-old woman from Pietermaritzburg has been arrested by the Hawks for trying to sell her 19 month-old baby on Gumtree, seriously?

Islamic terrorists are selling ‘fresh meat’ from their newest offensives… for as little as a pack of ciggies.

Are 30,000 children “trafficked” into the sex trade every year in South Africa? Are 30,000 children “currently” being prostituted in South Africa? As Africa Check discovered, the estimates are not supported by available research.

Five years, three years: that is how long they lived on the seas unable to flee, without pay, in hellish conditions. With the capture of 75 ‘slave’ fisherman off the coast of South Africa, how long will it be before the world can agree to tighten inspection of oceangoing craft?