PRETORIA - Sentencing procedures are scheduled to begin today in the Joshlin Smith murder trial at the Western Cape High Court in Saldanha Bay.
Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn have been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking Joshlin Smith. Some activists have been calling for justice to be served.
The government does not offer enough social services in schools, but the department's social workers are understaffed, according to Emma Van Der Walt, founder of Brave to Love, an NGO that fights human trafficking.