It was shown during a hearing in Saldanha Bay, near Cape Town, ahead of the life sentence given to Joshlin's mother - a drug addict who is believed to have sold her for money.

A court official read out those statements first in Afrikaans, the language spoken by those in the impoverished Middelpos informal settlement of Saldanha Bay, where Joshlin had lived.

A human expert trafficking testified in aggravation of sentence on Tuesday, saying the sale of the child was premeditated and there was plenty of time to stop it ...

Sentencing proceedings in the Joshlin Smith trial begin in Saldanha Bay on Tuesday. It’s unclear whether the defence will call witnesses or take the stand.

Joshlin Smith’s mother, Racquel “Kelly” Smith, and her kidnapping accomplices are a step closer to finding out their fate after the Western Cape High Court transferred their case back to the ...

In less than three weeks, the mother of Joshlin Smith and her co-accused will know their fate when the Western Cape High Court sentences them for the child’s kidnapping and trafficking.

More than a year has passed since Joshlin Smith went missing from Middelpos informal settlement in Saldanha Bay. Local mothers still live in fear.

The home where Joshlin lived with her mother in a suburb of Saldanha Bay. File pic: Reuters Another woman who was arrested was not charged and is reportedly due to testify as a state witness.

As the community of Saldanha Bay marked the one-year anniversary of Joshlin Smith's disappearance on Wednesday, family and friends gathered to remember her, call for justice, and reflect on the ...