The girl, Joshlin Smith, is still missing, and the case has haunted South Africa. Prosecutors said that the mother was addicted to drugs and had sold the girl for about $1,100. By Lynsey Chutel ...

(Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach) Even as her mother was jailed for life yesterday, the real tragedy about Joshlin Smith’s disappearance is that she joins a long line of missing girls over ...

The mother of a missing ... in South Africa has been jailed for life, highlighting the problem of human trafficking in the country. Show more A South African woman, Racquel "Kelly" Smith, her ...

Kelly Smith ... of the crimes in South Africa after Joshlin Smith disappeared from Saldanha, in Western Cape, last year. The youngster has not been seen since and remains missing following ...

Did a mother really sell her own 6-year-old daughter to be sacrificed? This video delves into one of South Africa's most disturbing cases, providing details and insights into the crime. #truecrimedocu ...

Should SA hold an emergency referendum to reinstate the death penalty punishment, particularly for violent crimes against ...

A video clip of a laughing Joshlin Smith, who was six years old when she went missing more than a year ago in South Africa, left most people in the courtroom sobbing. It was shown during a hearing ...

A South African woman, Racquel "Kelly" Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn have been given life sentences after being convicted of trafficking her missing 6 ...

A mother and two accomplices have been sentenced to life imprisonment for trafficking her then-six-year-old daughter, in a case that captivated South Africa. Kelly Smith, her boyfriend ...

Joshlin Smith’s kidnappers will know their fate next week. On Friday, the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town transferred the case back to Saldanha Bay for sentencing proceedings. Joshlin remains ...

Joshlin's tragic case exposes the pervasive issue of child kidnappings in South Africa. Joshlin Smith's mother, Racquel 'Kelly' Smith, reported her missing at the Saldanha police station on 20 ...

The death toll in floods in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province has risen to 57, a government minister visiting the scene of ...