The royal family has weathered many scandals during their time, but this latest one could be the most damning yet. Prince Andrew, the third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, has long been a fan-favorite of viewers and media outlets…
Speaking in New York on Saturday night, she highlighted intolerance as the biggest obstacle to building a world free from poverty and inequality. International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor. Picture: @DIRCO_ZA/Twitter CAPE TOWN – International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi…
by Marcel van der Watt (John McCann/M&G) CRIME The recently released 2019 United States state department Trafficking in Persons report ranked South Africa on the tier two watch list for the second consecutive year. This ranking is not new for South Africa,…
The suspects allegedly kidnapped three Ethiopian teenagers and contacted their parents with demands for ransoms of R50,000 for each of them. Picture: Supplied JOHANNESBURG – The Hawks have arrested five men in Brixton and Mayfair on suspicion of human trafficking.…
The number of young African girls trafficked to Europe for prostitution has increased by almost 600 percent in the first half of this year. In its report, which was released last week in Italian, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) warns that…
Anuradha Koirala works to help exploited Nepali women and children sold into sex slavery. Embed from Getty Images Why Global Citizens Should CareSex trafficking takes agency, education opportunities, and hope for a better future away from young girls around the…
© Copyright (c) Daily Maverick , All Rights Reserved First published by GroundUp Sihle* did not report to police an attempt to rape her for three days because she could not afford to get to the nearest police station, 120km away.…
The Central Regional Department of Gender on Wednesday organised a community documentary roadshow in Elmina to educate guardians, parents and community members on the implications of adolescent pregnancy and Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV). It was organised in collaboration…
Virginia Roberts claims she romped with the Duke of York when she was 17 after he plied her with vodka at London’s Tramp nightclub. Roberts’ dramatic allegations came in an interview tonight with NBC’s Dateline along with five more of…
By LETHU NXUMALO DURBAN – Televangelist Bishop T.D Jakes believes that South Africa still has a fighting chance to overcome the scourge of gender-based violence and alleged xenophobic attacks which have plagued the country. Businessmen, church leaders and ordinary folk…
Source: Prepare For Change | By Edward Morgan 41.9 million abortions performed as of December 31, 2018 By Daniel Newton, In 2018, abortion was the number one cause of death, with over 41 million babies being killed before birth, according to Worldometers. There…
by Fabio Teixeira | @ffctt | Thomson Reuters Foundation RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Countries and companies need to share financial data if they hope to stop human trafficking, connecting governments and companies that often do not work together to…
Five million people are victims of sex trafficking today, but very few of them receive much-needed help and support. by Agnes Odhiambo & Heather Barr Human trafficking is a booming business. The recent arrest of Jeffrey Epstein in the US on charges…
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JOHANNESBURG – Zinhle Maditla faces possible multiple life sentences after pleading guilty to premeditated murder. The woman admitted to feeding her four children rat poison. Maditla took the stand for the first time, to ask the court for mercy on Tuesday. A pre-sentencing report…
by Greg Nicolson Greg Nicolson 1 day agoChilling evidence of hostel murderDUT students go on rampage Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to gender-based violence could be one of the defining issues of his presidency. He’s talked the talk, now he must act. On…
Six life sentences and an additional 129 years imprisonment was meted out to a Nigerian national for human trafficking and related charges after he kept three young girls hostage to work as sex slaves. Judge Natvarlil Ranchod, sitting in the…
Bob Hewitt will remain in prison in Port Elizabeth after the Minster of Justice and Correctional Services ordered a review of the convicted paedophile’s parole. by James Richardson Image by Ichigo121212 from Pixabay Just three days after Correctional Services announced that convicted paedophile Bob Hewitt would…
Wednesday 18 September 2019 – 10:13am JOHANNESBURG – The Constitutional Court has ruled that it is illegal for parents to smack their children in their homes. The court has upheld the South Gauteng High Court’s 2017 ruling against corporal punishment in…
Local police launched a formal investigation into the girl’s death almost a week later, following outrage from parents and Kenyan lawmakers. Tamerra Griffin A high school student in Kenya killed herself last week after her teacher shamed her for bleeding…