Murder, rape and mysterious disappearances are among the horrifying crimes committed against South Africa’s children.

The courts heard from witnesses that Kelly Smith sold Joshlin Smith for her "eyes and skin" to a traditional healer.

IOL journalist Robin-Lee Francke highlights determined Saldanha Bay community's unyielding search for missing child Joshlin ...

Racquel 'Kelly' Smith, 35, was last week found guilty of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter Joshlin. But Joshlin is far ...

PATRIOTIC Alliance leader and South Africa’s Minster of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, believes Jacquen “Boeta” ...

The harrowing case of Kutlawano Shalaba has drawn comparisons to that of Racquel "Kelly" Smith, who was jailed last week for ...

On Thursday, her mother, South African woman Racquel "Kelly" Smith, was found guilty of kidnapping and trafficking Joshlin, alongside accomplices, boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno ...

Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Xola Nqola, has commended the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for securing life sentences for all three accused ...

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has accepted memorandums from child protection organisations during a children's march to the Constitutional Court on Sunday.

The prosecution team, who worked tirelessly to achieve the maximum penalty, have described this case as one they would never be able to forget. The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) deputy ...