Accused number three in the Joshlin SMith kidnapping trial, Kelly Smith, who is Joshlin’s mother, is seen in court on 12 March 2025. 1 minute Kelly Smith and her co-accused have been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter, Joshlin Smith. The Western Cape High Court has found that the state proved beyond reasonable doubt…
The three guilty people in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case 1 minute The Teddy Bear Foundation says the highly publicized court case of the disappearance of Joshlin Smith has highlighted the need for communities to work together to protect children. Joshlin, who was six-years-old at the time, disappeared from her home in Saldanha Bay on…
Kelly Smith appears at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on April 23, 2025. 1 minute Judge Nathan Erasmas will hand down judgment today in the High Court in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape, in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking case. This as the two-month-long trial drew to a close after…
The VW Polo three constables were travelling in is being pulled out of the Hennops River. 2 minutes The three Free State police constables whose bodies were retrieved from the Hennops River in Centurion, Gauteng will be given police official funerals. The families of the deceased officers will hold separate funeral services. Boipelo Senoge and…
Police vehicle parked at a station. 1 minute Members of the community in Eldorado Park, in the south of Johannesburg, are expected to protest against the high levels of crime and shootings in the area on Saturday. Police held a crime prevention imbizo in the area last week. According to Johannesburg Ward 17 councilor, Dwayne…
The world’s most popular paid music streaming service said political advertising pause would extend to Spotify original and exclusive podcasts as well. 1 minute Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Communications has highlighted what the committee believes is the need to amend some media regulations to improve the monitoring of platforms like podcasts. Khusela Diko…
A tap with running water. 1 minute Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says the Disaster Management Act sets out clearly the responsibilities of the organs of state in the national, provincial, and local spheres on when to implement a disaster management plan. She was answering a written parliamentary question from Rise Mzansi leader Songezo…
Kelly Smith and two other accused in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case 2 minutes The Director of Public Prosecutions in the Western Cape, Advocate Nicolette Bell, has attributed the successful conviction of Kelly Smith and her co-accused to the hard work of the prosecution team. Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn were convicted in…
Kelly Smith and two other accused in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case 2 minutes The Director of Public Prosecutions in the Western Cape, Advocate Nicolette Bell, has attributed the successful conviction of Kelly Smith and her co-accused to the hard work of the prosecution team. Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn were convicted in…
Joshlin Smith was reported missing from her home in Saldanha Bay in February 2024. 2 minutes Kelly Smith’s mother, Amanda Daniels Smith, says she still wants answers from her regarding the whereabouts of Joshlin Smith. Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn were convicted of kidnapping and human trafficking in connection with the disappearance of…
