Smith, her boyfriend Appollis, and Van Rhyn were found guilty of the charges stemming from Joshlin’s disappearance on 19 February 2024 from the Middelpos informal settlement in Saldanha Bay.

From left, Jacquen Appolis, Steveno van Rhyn and Kelly Smith in court during sentencing proceedings in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial in Saldanha Bay on 28 May 2025.

Six-year-old Joshlin Smith has been missing for more than a year.She disappeared in Saldanha Bay on 19 February 2024.Despite a massive search operation, she has not been found.

This is where six-year-old Joshlin Smith sits - or sat until she went missing in February in a case that has gripped the attention of South Africans. The huge search operation that involved the ...

An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of Erlilo Byl, whom he stabbed and bludgeoned to death after a sexual encounter on a beach in Saldanha Bay.

Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay is slowly disappearing as sea rises and erosion hits the shoreline. The population has dwindled, but the people still living there say they're there to stay.

Two people were arrested and charged with multiple felonies days after a powerboat was caught on video in an alleged "boat rage" incident in Discovery Bay on Sunday, according to authorities.

Marshall University President Brad Smith Marshall University and Fairmont State University say they’ve established a new partnership that will expand opportunities and give more graduates ...

The 2025 Street Fishing World Championship will be held Oct. 25 and 26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The event is organized by FIPSed, a world governing body for fishing competitions.