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Southern Africa: South African Border Authority Rescues Over 400 Zimbabwe Children From Child Trafficking
Scrolla, 4 December 2023
The reality of child trafficking between South Africa and its neighbouring countries became apparent when local authorities rescued 443 children being transported without parents. Read more »
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South Africa: Sting Operation Prevents Trafficking of 443 Children
SAnews.gov.za, 3 December 2023
A joint sting operation between the Border Management Authority (BMA), Home Affairs and the South African Police Service has stopped more than 40 buses travelling into South Africa… Read more »
Over 400 Zimbabwean Children Rescued from Being Trafficked
According to SANews, a joint sting operation between the Border Management Authority (BMA), Home Affairs and the South African Police Service has stopped more than 40 buses travelling into South Africa through the Beitbridge Border Post carrying children who are alleged to have been trafficked.
BMA Commissioner Michael Masiapato said: "They were able to stop and search about 42 buses trying to enter the republic and found about 443 children under the age of eight in those buses without any parents or guardians. Cleary, they were being trafficked into South Africa."
By law, the children cannot be interrogated by authorities to ascertain where they came from or to find out the identity of their parents. Authorities have to find less intrusive and traumatic means to get the information as the children are always trafficked against their will.
It is believed a child trafficking ring exists between South Africa and Zimbabwe which takes children under the age of 10 for grooming in the illegal sex industry.
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Organized crime is taking advantage of the high leves of activity on the Zimbabwe-South Africa border to ramp up child trafficking, with an increasing number of children being ... Read more »
