Human trafficking affecting children in South Africa
Baby Ovayo, 1year and nine months old, was sold by his own grandmother for R 500,00 to a woman who is suspected to conduct children trafficking in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Police was able to find the child and arrest the suspect in response to a tip off given. Grandmother and suspect are arrested and will be judged by kidnapping and eventual children trafficking. Asiphe, the mother,... Read More
Human Trafficking
I believe that the more information I am able to share, the more I am contributing to bring awareness on this topic. And as I mentioned in Soweto, when we see the statistics in front of us, we have a sense of how vast the problem is but when we look into the eyes of one of its victims, we do understand the dimension of loss, indignity and suffering that it imposes to our society. Trafficking... Read More
HUMAN TRAFFIC: ORGANISED CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA
The involvement of organised crime in human trafficking has been identified by the IOM (Martens et al 2003; Bermudez 2008), which has tracked the trafficking of people from Thailand, China and Eastern Europe to South Africa. Organised crime has included networks from Russia, Italy, Nigeria, Morocco and China commonly involves the import and export of illicit goods, drugs and illicit... Read More
WORRYING SIGNS IN A CHILD’S BEHAVIOUR
Being emotionally withdrawn or aggressive are just two signs that are easily recognised when a child is badly treated. They are not a sure-fire way of identifying children who have been maltreated but they may indicate some form of abuse or neglect. Does the child seem ‘normal’ for their age? Every child is different. They have their own needs and develop at their own pace.... Read More
What you need to know about Domestic Violence
What is Domestic Violence? Domestic violence is also called intimate partner abuse. Domestic abuse can be broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviour by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, cohabitation, dating, within a family or among friends. Forms of Domestic Violence Domestic violence can manifest itself in different forms: • Physical... Read More
Statistics on Domestic Violence in South Africa
http://www.womeninaction.co.za/category/testimony/ It is difficult to get reliable statistics on violence against women in South Africa. Although the number of reported cases is very high, many cases go unreported. The incidence of battery or domestic violence is particularly hard to measure because the police do not keep separate statistics on assault cases perpetrated by husbands... Read More
Women’s Health Project
Cancer: A leading cause of death
Cancer is one of the major threats to human health. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), it is estimated that 84 million people will die of cancer between 2005 and 2015 if there is no intervention in their illness. The main types of cancer suffered worldwide are: • Lung (1,3 million deaths a year), • Stomach (almost 1 million deaths a year), • Liver (662 000... Read More
Rare Breast Cancer – Be aware!
PLS FORWARD TO ALL THE LADIES YOU KNOW!!!!!!!! Ladies, we can never be too careful! THIS IS A NEW KIND OF BREAST CANCER READ THIS PLEASE New Kind of Breast Cancer New kind of Breast Cancer – DO NOT DELETE Please forward to all of the women in your lives .. Mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, friends, etc. In November, a rare kind of breast cancer was found. A lady developed a... Read More
HIV and Aids in RSA
An estimated 5.2 million people were living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa in 2008, more than in any other country.1 It is believed that in 2008, over 250,000 South Africans died of AIDS.2 National prevalence is around 11%, with some age groups being particularly affected. Almost one-in-three women aged 25-29, and over a quarter of men aged 30-34, are living with HIV.3 HIV prevalence... Read More
