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Concerns rise over child safety after youths escape from secure care facility
A 16-year-old girl escapes from the Huis Vredelus secure care facility, igniting concerns about the safety and oversight of vulnerable children in state care. Child rights advocate Venetia Orgill voices her frustrations over the lack of support from social workers during this critical time.
Families reunited after Myanmar trafficking ordeal
According to the Hawks, some of the South African victims suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of their ordeal and only wanted to be reunited with their families.
Repatriation of trafficked South Africans highlights ongoing human trafficking issues
Twenty-three South Africans have returned home after being lured to Myanmar with false job promises, held captive, and forced to work in cybercrime compounds. Their rescue highlights South Africa's improving but still inadequate response to human trafficking, as the country moves up to Tier 2 in global trafficking rankings.