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Hawks launch human trafficking awareness campaign in JTG
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Hawks launch human trafficking awareness campaign in JTG

The Hawks in the Northern Cape embarked on a week-long ‘trafficking in persons’ awareness campaign that targeted schools in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District. THE HAWKS in the Northern Cape embarked on a week-long ‘trafficking in persons’ awareness campaign that targeted schools in the John Taolo Gaetsewe (JTG) District. The Hawks were accompanied by representatives…

NC (Northern Cape) a human trafficking hotspot | News24
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NC (Northern Cape) a human trafficking hotspot | News24

The Northern Cape is a human trafficking hotspot, and deemed a reality in Postmasburg. “The possibility of work at Kolomela and other surrounding mines attracts people to Postmasburg with unrealistic expectations. This leads to growing informal settlements and poverty, increased drug abuse, and the potential for human trafficking. Poverty makes people more vulnerable to human…

'They made me sit like a frog': Sex worker tells court of alleged abuse at Cape Town brothel
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'They made me sit like a frog': Sex worker tells court of alleged abuse at Cape Town brothel

The accused in the sex-trafficking matter in court in Cape Town. PHOTO: Jenni Evans, News24 The trial of two men and a woman facing charges of trafficking in people and living off the proceeds of prostitution revealed typical punishments in the brothel.  A woman who worked there when she was 14 alleged that if she…

'They were nice in the beginning': sex worker testifies at human trafficking trial | News24
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'They were nice in the beginning': sex worker testifies at human trafficking trial | News24

The accused in the sex-trafficking matter in court in Cape Town. PHOTO: Jenni Evans, News24 A witness in a sex trafficking case said she was given heroin to use on the bus to Cape Town to avoid withdrawals.  She testified that at first the move to Cape Town for sex work was good, but she…