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Supplied The seven face charges of human trafficking, kidnapping and violation of labour laws. A witness told the court of the painful working conditions he experienced at the Johannesburg factory. A witness, who testified against the seven Chinese nationals accused of human trafficking, was told by the defence that he had committed a crime by entering South Africa without a passport. As you are standing here today, you are an illegal immigrant. Do you agree? advocate Jannie Kruger, for the accused, told State witness Matola Ndika during cross-examination on Thursday. Responding, Ndika said: That is true, I don t have a passport. ....
The lawyer representing seven Chinese nationals, accused of human trafficking, told a witness his clients will deny they kept him at their Johannesburg factory against his will. ....
Bernadette Wicks According to the indictment, the Chinese nationals had a total of 91 undocumented Malawian foreign nationals – among them children – working in the factory in Johannesburg. Picture: iStock In 2018, Maxwell Kamanga left his home town of Dedza, in rural Malawi, and boarded a bus bound for Johannesburg. For the ambitious 24 year old, the lure of a better life was too enticing to resist. But his dreams soon turned to dread when he was recruited into what is now believed to have been an illegal sweatshop and became a pawn in an alleged human trafficking ring. This was Kamanga’s evidence on the stand of the High Court in Johannesburg this week when the trial of the seven Chinese nationals accused of running the operation got underway. ALSO. ....