Woman accused of human trafficking in North West detained by police | The Citizen

A woman accused of abducting two young Congolese women and subjecting them to forced labour was detained by police this week.

Police spokesperson Captain Tlangelani Rikhotso said that on 20 January 2023, two females aged 20 and 31 were discovered at the Mwanza’s residence in the North West. They claimed to have been trafficked from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa, where they allegedly endured forced labour.Following their rescue, the victims were relocated to a safe location by the Department of Social Development.

In a separate incident, a 53-year-old Mozambican national appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court last week, facing charges of contravening the Trafficking in Persons Act 7 of 2013, as confirmed by the police.

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