Fifteen-year-old Lesedi Mmopi and her 16 year old sister Grace Mmopi have been waking up at 4.30 am every morning. Instead of rising early to prepare for school, the youngsters are desperate to escape a life of child labour. Mosidi Mokaeya reports.

The sisters live in Mogobane, a picturesque village nestled behind the peak of the majestic Baratani Hill a 45 kilometer drive from the capital Gaborone. In this small village, local farms have been thriving as a result of a strong rainy season. But the Mmopi sisters have seen a different side to this pretty village and its successful…

A roadmap and analysis of social media conversations on human trafficking in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique in 2020.

ANCIR’s iLAB Authors: Allan Cheboi | Leon Vambe | Anita Igbine

At the end of 2020, social media in regions of southern Africa were flooded with posts about human trafficking. These digital conversation revealed that paranoia and panic were spreading in online communities as human trafficking became a trending conversation.

In a deep dive investigation, the iLab, a team of forensic data investigators at Code for Africa, collected social media posts on human trafficking published between 2019 and 2021. They…

Ainda não há data para a leitura da sentença da jovem acusada pelo tráfico de dois menores de idade (um de três anos e outro de cinco anos de idade), ocorrido em Agosto do ano passado, no bairro das Mahotas, arredores da cidade de Maputo. De autoria de Marta Afonso.

Segundo o tio dos menores, Renildo Jalane, a acusada foi ouvida, semana finda, pelo Tribunal Judicial da Cidade de Maputo, aguardando-se apenas pela leitura da sentença.

Lembre-se, o caso aconteceu no ano passado, quando uma jovem de 18 anos de idade, que tinha sido contratada para cuidar de duas crianças…

Between 2016 and 2019, a total of 1,256 individuals were identified as victims of trafficking in South Africa, according to the United States Department of State. Shelters and NGOs have helped to identify survivors and to provide support for their return to life after trafficking. In 2019, most victim interventions in the South Africa relied on the help of shelters.

Given the significance of NGOs and shelters in the country, the interactive map below is a guide to help people access anti-trafficking NGOs and shelters.

In mid-December Kebafilemang Mpifelang’s son and nephew, aged 12 and 5 respectively, were playing outside. They were nearby her as she tended to some goats in the Mmatshumu village, in Botswana, where she works. But when Mpifelang went to check on the boys, they were gone. No new leads have emerged since they disappeared, but speculation in the area has led the stricken mother to fear the worst: that the two boys have been trafficked for ritual killings. Mosidi Mokaeya reports.

For Kebafilemang Mpifelang December 17, 2020 is a day she will never forget. The mother of three fights back…

Trafficked.Africa spotlights myths and realities of human trafficking in regions where little tangible knowledge and data exists.

Human trafficking data and information in Africa is scarce. Speculation and misinformation have dogged public debate around the issue, but one thing is certain: poverty and inequality make traffickers’ jobs far easier.

Code for Africa, with support from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), has launched Trafficked.Africa, which aims to tell the stories of vulnerable communities and provide concrete data and resources to help track real information on this underreported crime.

Our project starts in southern Africa where, in some parts, communities…

This dossier presents information on human trafficking within southern African countries in comparison to other African countries and the rest of the world. It includes an overview and follows up with information on trafficking, forced labour, sexual exploitation, and law enforcement.

The data in this dossier is informed by the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report published annually by The United States of America Department of State, unless otherwise stated. The report was chosen as the source of choice because it is the world’s most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-trafficking efforts. The fact that it covers a wide scope of countries and uses government-recorded data going back over two decades is notable (United States of America Department of State, 2020).

To read the full dossier visit: https://www.notion.so/code4africa/Trafficked-Africa-The-Data-Dossier-38dbe6819ea64281aededbfcbe91e819

Trafficked.Africa spotlights the myths and realities of human trafficking in regions where little tangible knowledge and data exists. This is how our story began.

Shining a light on a hidden crime

In some parts of southern Africa, communities live in fear of an organised and lethal crime driven by profit and desperation: human trafficking. Speculation and misinformation have dogged public debate around the issue. Yet, little real data and information exists on trafficking in the region. One thing is certain: poverty and inequality make traffickers’ jobs far easier.

When Grizelda Grootboom was 8 years old, the apartheid government tore her from her family home in Woodstock, a…