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Woman jailed 5 years for trafficking day-old baby
A Harare magistrate has sentenced a woman to five years imprisonment after she was convicted of trafficking a two-day-old baby from South Africa to Zimbabwe.Janet Maromo was found guilty of vi...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 12:05hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
SA Police intercept more people, including kids trafficked from Zimbabwe
Police in Limpopo said they have intercepted a convoy of motor vehicles which were travelling from Zimbabwe and heading to Polokwane, carrying more than 100 undocumented foreign nationals.Limp...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 19:09hrs | 43 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe has no record of child trafficking in SA, lies KAzembe
Zimbabwe has no record of child trafficking arising from the reported interception of 42 buses carrying 443 unaccompanied children on the South African side of the Beitbridge Border Post as was report...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:02hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Nationwide registration blitz underway
THE Civil Registry Department has started a nationwide registration exercise that will see more people being issued with national identity documents to enable them to register to vote ahead of this ye...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga appeal dismissed, businessman remains in SA jail
SOUTH African-based Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga's appeal against denial of bail on charges of violating South African immigration rules has been dismissed.Buyanga, who has been in jai...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
27 men believed to be migrants found dead along road in Zambia
Twenty-seven bodies, believed to be of Ethiopians or Somalis, have been found dumped along a road in the Meanwood Khosi Area in Lusaka, Zambia, after apparently suffocating in a container used by huma...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 00:49hrs | 55 | by Staff Reporter
Buyanga appeals reinstatement of arrest warrant
The appeal against a decision by a High Court judge not to recuse himself from the application by the National Prosecuting Authority for a review of cancellation of Frank Buyanga Sadiqi's Zimbabwean w...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 04:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
High Court reinstates Buyanga arrest warrant
THE High Court has set aside the cancellation of a warrant of arrest for South Africa-based controversial businessperson Frank Buyanga Sadiqi.This follows an application by the National Prosec...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Frank Buyanga further remanded in custody
CONTROVERSIAL South African-based Zimbabwe businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi has been further remanded in custody to Friday or next Tuesday to allow South African authorities to verify his identity doc...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
NPA challenge cancellation of Buyanga's arrest warrant
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has applied to the High Court challenging the cancellation of a warrant of arrest for controversial businessperson Frank Sadiq Buyanga by Harare provincial mag...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Frank Buyanga's woes mount
SOUTH Africa-based Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga still has two warrants of arrest hovering over his head after the cancellation of another one by a Harare magistrate, it has emerged.Buy...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Frank Buyanga denied bail
CONTROVERSIAL South African-based Zimbabwe businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi has been denied bail at the Randburg Magistrates Court in neighbouring South Africa.He was remanded in custody to Tu...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe court cancels arrest warrant for Buyanga
A Zimbabwean court on Monday cancelled a warrant for the arrest of millionaire businessman Frank Buyanga who was arrested by Interpol in Johannesburg on November 10 accused of abducting his son two ye...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 19:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Frank Buyanga arrested by Interpol in Sandton, South Africa
South African based flamboyant businessman Frank Buyanga has been arrested in South Africa for kidnapping, robbery and three counts of contempt of court by Interpol and the SAPS National Interve...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 16:12hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe tightens border security to curb trafficking
ZIMBABWE is tightening security at all border points in a bid to end unauthorised crossings from organised criminal gangs, including child traffickers, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said....Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Child Presidency goes to Bulawayo
GIFFORD High School (Bulawayo) student Unathi Nyoni was yesterday elected Child President ahead of the official opening of the 13th Junior Parliament by President Emmerson Mnangagwa tomorrow.N...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission statement on June 16
1. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is one of the five (5) Chapter 12 Independent Commissions established in terms of sections 232 (b) and 242 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and operationa...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 14:25hrs | 1 | by ZHRC
Police conduct awareness campaigns on gender-based violence and Human trafficking
The Zimbabwe Republic Police last week, conducted an awareness campaign against Gender-based violence with a bid to create more cognizance and reduce cases rape targeting mostly women and children in ...Published: 22 May 2022 at 13:41hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Debate rages on whether to give or deny kids condoms
Hwange: A fierce debate has emerged on whether adolescent boys and girls below 16 should be afforded condoms and family planning pills as part of their rights to safe reproductive health.Civil...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Lack of IDs fuels child trafficking from Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has warned that lack of national identification documents was exposing children to cross-border trafficking."The lack of documentation is a risk for...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Children bear the brunt in poverty stricken communities
The Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Petronella Kagonye, has said the country's current legislation is sufficient for curbing child marriages."The current legislation is sufficient f...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 09:05hrs | | by Nango
Six more Zimbabwean kids to be deported from SA
SIX more Zimbabwean children who were smuggled to South Africa by omalayitsha through Beitbridge Border Post will be repatriated back to the country on Thursday as the governments of the two neighbour...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
CSO advocates for special instrument for victims of genocide
Habakkuk Trust has takes civil documentation lobbying to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Justice, Legal and Parliamentary affairs, urging the government to put in place a special instrument ...Published: 19 Feb 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Trust advocates for special instrument for victims of Gukurahundi
What began as a single step about a year ago has turned out to be a milestone achievement as Habakkuk Trust takes civil documentation lobbying to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Justice, Leg...Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 07:25hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Omalayitsha facilitating exploitation of people
Habakkuk Trust Community Advocacy Action Teams attended a workshop on human trafficking recently in which agreement was made that there is a need for extensive awareness on human trafficking in Matobo...Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 07:29hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Botswana cops hunt for Zimbabwean baby snatcher
POLICE in Bostwana are on the hunt for a Zimbabwean man who allegedly kidnapped his two-year-old-daughter and is suspected to have sold the toddler to human traffickers.According to media repo...Published: 13 Aug 2017 at 14:26hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
1 in 10 African girls miss school because of menstruation
A number of small studies have been conducted in African countries on the effect of menstruation on girls' school attendance. But the situation across the continent remains unknown. We know fo...Published: 27 Sep 2016 at 10:22hrs | | by Kate Wilkinson
What the racist South African judge should have said and it was going to be politically correct!
She said: "Rape is a Black people's past time." Black South African men regarded rape as a cultural right. I still have to meet a girl of 12 years who was not raped. How it is possible to put all the ...Published: 15 May 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Mugabe becomes AU's worst chair
The end of January 2016 will see President Robert Mugabe's one year tenure as the African Union (AU) chair coming to an end. He will leave office as the weakest AU leader in the history of the organiz...Published: 19 Jan 2016 at 13:20hrs | | by Willias Madzimure
District registry offices to issue passports
THE Ministry of Home Affairs is in the process of turning district registry offices throughout the country into passport issuing points in a bid to bring services closer to people situated in remote c...Published: 07 Jan 2016 at 05:20hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Chris Rock faces charges over illegal adoption of Zimbabwean child
A TOP US actor Chris Rock is facing criminal investigation for illegally adopting a child with Zimbabwean roots.According to media reports, Rock is facing a full-scale criminal investigation o...Published: 06 Dec 2015 at 09:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
'SA Visa regulations will not inconvenience Zimbabwean travellers'
The new travel regulations introduced by South Africa (SA) on Monday this week will not inconvenience Zimbabwean travellers heading to the southern neighbour, Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi has sa...Published: 05 Jun 2015 at 11:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA Visa panic grows
In 10 days new visa requirements for visitors to South Africa will be enforced.The requirements - which will force anyone travelling with a child, either from or to South Africa, to have an un...Published: 24 May 2015 at 18:05hrs | | by Times LIVE
New SA immigration requirements brochure
New SA immigration requirements for minors travelling across SA's borders, to become effective on 1 June 2015. The new SA immigration requirement states that minors should travel with an unab...Published: 08 May 2015 at 10:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA's visa rules for children to change again - report
Cape Town - Tourism Update reports South Africa's department of home affairs says it's immigration regulations now require unabridged birth certificates or a country's equivalent thereof for travellin...Published: 23 Feb 2015 at 12:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA travel requirement for children queried
There are mixed feelings over the legal requirement by the South African government that a parent travelling with a child be in possession of consent in the form of an affidavit from the other parent....Published: 08 Jan 2015 at 19:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean men nicked in Botswana for child trafficking
TWO Zimbabweans have been arrested after they were caught illegally ferrying 13 children to South Africa with two of the kids alleging that they were kidnapped at night from their home in Bulilima....Published: 12 Dec 2014 at 06:43hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
New SA visa regulations may create 'new black market'
Cape Town - Airlines have taken to posting South Africa's new visa regulations on their website, leaving the responsibility with passengers to familiarise themselves with the new requirement.I...Published: 21 Jul 2014 at 10:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Work permits in South Africa under the new Immigration Act
The Immigration Act, 13 of 2002 (the "Immigration Act") was amended by the Immigration Amendment Act, 13 of 2011. The Amendment Act was however only promulg...Published: 18 Jun 2014 at 11:17hrs | | by Zahida Ebrahim
New SA regulations for travelling with children
South Africa's immigration laws have recently undergone an intense revision with newly appointed Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba saying the amendments are "in the best interest of South Africa's ...Published: 09 Jun 2014 at 10:17hrs | | by news24.com
SA permits: New development
ZIMBABWEANS in South Africa have engaged the ruling tripartite alliance, Africa National Congress (ANC)'s international relations department and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and...Published: 04 Jun 2014 at 06:23hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Mother of 6 girls arrested for buying a baby boy
50-year old Anne Soronnade, who allegedly bought a day-old baby boy for N600,000 ($3,700), has been arrested by the Imo State Police Command through its Anti-kidnapping Squad....Published: 07 Apr 2014 at 21:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim man smuggle 4 children into Botswana, turns girl into a sex slave
GABORONE - In a twisted tale of deceit, abuse and child trafficking, Botswana police have arrested a 39-year-old Zimbabwean man for smuggling children into the country and sexually abusing one o...Published: 30 Mar 2014 at 14:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man (33) gets 8 months in jail for child trafficking
The 33-year-old Bulawayo man who was arrested for attempting to smuggle 16 children aged between three and 17 into South Africa through the Beitbridge border post on Saturday was yesterday imprisone...Published: 12 Dec 2012 at 22:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
SA immigration continues to bar women without affidavits entry
SOUTH African immigration authorities at Beitbridge Border Post are continuing to deny Zimbabweans travelling to that country with minor children who do not have affidavits accompanying their passport...Published: 08 Aug 2012 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Scores of Women with kids stranded at Beitbridge Border Post
A large number of Zimbabwean women travelling to South Africa with minors are stranded at Beitbridge Border Post as the neighbouring country's immigration officials are demanding a...Published: 03 Aug 2012 at 02:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Professionals flock back to Zimbabwe
THE Department of Immigration Control at the Plumtree Border Post is processing about 80 applications of professionals who are now returning home, an official has said.In a recent interview, t...Published: 23 Jul 2012 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents burn church down over missing boy
Kenya - RESIDENTS of Mwembe Legeza in Bamburi on Thursday evening burnt a church accusing its pastor of kidnapping a four-year-old boy. They first demolished the Apostle Congregation Ministries before...Published: 10 Mar 2012 at 10:33hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Govt concerned over missing children, children involved in prostitution
Health and Child Welfare Deputy Minister, Dr Douglas Mombeshora said the Zimbabwe government concerned about the increasing number of children who have mysteriously disappeared over the past few mont...Published: 22 Dec 2011 at 05:59hrs | 5 | by Mafu Sithabile
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