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Criminologist explains human trafficking after 90 Ethiopian migrants rescued

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Police recently rescued 90 Ethiopian migrants who were being held against their will in Johannesburg. The discovery was made during a search for a kidnapping victim on Sunday. Authorities found the migrants packed into small rooms and locked up. Two suspects were arrested on charges of kidnapping and human trafficking, and the alleged kidnapping victim was also rescued. The migrants are believed to have been illegally trafficked […]

8 August 2024

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Community urged to prevent child disappearances

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Communities and the nation at large have been deeply troubled by the disappearance of six-year-old Joshlin Smith, sparking urgent conversations on how to prevent such tragedies from occurring. In response to these concerns, VOC Breakfast spoke to Elarna Siljeur, a Social Work Supervisor at the Department of Social Development, to explore the role of communities in preventing child disappearances. Siljeur emphasized the importance of community involvement in […]

7 March 2024

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Our future is dying out, let’s unite to protect our children!

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert The reality is that children are trafficked in South Africa daily but not much awareness is raised as media outlets do not make this known, they only highlight big cases, yet on the Cape Flats are children are being killed with no media coverage. This is according to Tershia (Breytenbach) de Klerk, the Founder of the Joseph Movement, an organization that works towards Reducing, Exposing and […]

27 February 2024

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Relatives of drowned Khayelitsha boys receiving trauma counselling

The relatives of two Khayelitsha boys whose bodies were found after they were reported missing a week ago are receiving trauma counselling after identifying them. Miyolo Gwinta and Linathi Ntshonga were found in a dam between Old Faure Road and the N2 highway in Mfuleni on Thursday night after clothing was spotted floating on the water. According to police, the children were last seen alive last Thursday playing a few kilometres from the […]

24 October 2020

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Organisation calls for safety of children in SA amid child kidnappings

Children’s rights advocacy group Save the Children South Africa wants more to be done for the safety and protection of children. The organisation says according to research, 23% of children who go missing are never found. Social media has been abuzz recently with reports of attempted kidnappings and abductions. Police have dismissed much of it as fake news and say they’ve wasted time and resources following many hoax reports. Project […]

7 October 2020

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Amber Alert gives a lifeline to families with missing children

By Tougheeda Doovey An innovative new app has been launched that gives Facebook users an immediate alert, when a child has gone missing within a 160 km radius from where they are located. Called the “Amber alert”, the digital application aims to better the services of the SAPS. The National Commissioner addressed the media this week saying this will assist mobilising public support using social media. It would help as […]

31 January 2020

missing children

Criminologist explains human trafficking after 90 Ethiopian migrants rescued

Community urged to prevent child disappearances

Our future is dying out, let’s unite to protect our children!

Relatives of drowned Khayelitsha boys receiving trauma counselling

Organisation calls for safety of children in SA amid child kidnappings

Amber Alert gives a lifeline to families with missing children

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