According to the indictment, Schoeman approached the mother to “buy” the victim from her and they agreed on R160,000. He allegedly also made a down payment of R24,000 for the poor girl.
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This symbol of the estate’s storied heritage has gone missing, leaving behind an echo of the past that the farm hopes to restore.
Police are investigating a possible case of human trafficking or smuggling.
A First Nations representative who walked with the couple through the building said it could be a good time to “exorcise some ghosts.”
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The situation is deeply unfortunate, but at least Westerford has handled it with urgency and grace.
A fuel station owner in Namibia has been accused of whipping his employees in what he called a “game” in which his workers could receive loans.
The trailer for the highly anticipated ‘Emancipation’ has just dropped, and Smith’s performance as “Whipped Peter” escaping from slavery looks utterly Oscar-worthy.
A shot video has been used as evidence to show Kate Middleton being blanked by Jamaican beauty queen and politician Lisa Hanna.
A protest calling for slavery reparations from the British monarchy was organised to coincide with the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
A grade 7 teacher at a Cape school has been sent for sensitivity training after assigning a “fun” exercise on slavery.
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Some people just need a good snotklap. This Malawian man, caught trying to flog off humans for R500 a pop, is one such person.
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Slavery. Legally practiced for 11,000 years, abolished by the English in 1833 – the practice seems,on the surface at least, to be a thing of the past. But now, the publishing of the Global Slavery Index has revealed the existence of up to 30 million ‘modern slaves’ in 162 countries.
In an attempt to create hype around an upcoming range of sneakers, Adidas posted a picture of their new “JS Roundhouse Mids” trainers on their Facebook page. But, as they soon learned, they were the only ones who thought accessorising a pair of shoes with slave shackles was a good idea.
47 Ethiopian men were rescued on the weekend from being sold into slavery by a human-trafficking syndicate in Limpopo. Snatched for ransom, those whose families can’t pay, have their relatives unwillingly sold into slavery in SA. The United Nations now estimates that there are more than 27 million slaves in the world.
A US teacher has landed herself in some deep poo after a teaching stunt of hers went wrong. In order to help her class understand the American Civil War better, she staged a mock auction of black and mixed-race students in her primary school classroom. All together now: Only in America!
The face of a slave owner… If you were a domestic excellence technician, what kind of professional would you prefer to work for? I know which bracket of society I’d be angling for – medical doctors. They earn a good bit of tin, you’ll never suffer a lack of attention when you’re in the throws […]