A man in South Africa was sentenced to six months in prison for smuggling 14 Mozambican children through the Beitbridge border. The incident sparked outrage and criticism of the criminal justice system's leniency in dealing with human smuggling.
The man appeared before the Komatipoort Magistrates Courton on 27 December after he was caught smuggling 14 Mozambican children
Learn at Your Own Pace! Our Flexible Online Course allows you to fit copywriting skills development around your busy schedule. Enroll Now!, provided insights into the criminal justice system and high-profile cases in South Africa at Daily Sun. SA was in disbelief after the courts gave a man six months for smuggling children. Images: Chris Ryan and Ekaterina Goncharova—The criminal justice system has come under fire after a convicted human smuggler was sentenced on 27 December 2024 to six months or a fine for smuggling 14 Mozambican children through Mpumalanga.for three years on the condition that he does not smuggle children or any illegal foreigner into or out of the country again.
in prison for stabbing someone to death. An altercation in August 2023 led to the victim being stabbed multiple times. The offender and the victim were walking home as part of a group when they encountered another acquaintance. Conflict ensured, and as a result, the victim was stabbed to death.Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art.
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