South Africa's parliament has passed a major education bill that could see parents face prison if their children are not in school. Under the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela), they could be ...

a Mozambican national was sentenced to six months in prison, with an option to pay a R6,000 fine, for smuggling 14 Mozambican minors into South Africa on Friday, 6 December 2024. The sentence was ...

The minor child is currently in prison under the care of her mother, whilst awaiting her repatriation to South Africa,” said Futshane. “If the child is not repatriated to South Africa ...