Accused number Jacquen Appollis claims he was tortured before police detectives told him what to say in the statement.

The Western Cape High Court, currently sitting in Saldanha Bay, is holding a trial-within-a-trial to decide whether ...

The first accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial has admitted to lying under oath about the details surrounding the ...

Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn will find out whether their disputed confessions will be used in the main Joshlin Smith ...

Despite suffering from a lung infection, Judge Nathan Erasmus continues to preside over the trial of Steveno van Rhyn, where ...

In a pivotal ruling, Judge Nathan Erasmus has deemed statements from the accused in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case ...

On Wednesday, accused number two in the trial, Steveno van Rhyn, was on the stand to testify in a trial within a trial.

After a trial-within-a-trial that lasted more than two weeks, Judge Nathan Erasmus ruled on Thursday afternoon that ...

Court proceeds in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial resume in the Western Cape high court sitting in ...

The Joshlin Smith confession trial continues as Judge Nathan Erasmus highlights inconsistencies in the testimonies of the ...

One of the three accused in the Joshlin Smith trial has admitted to lying about key details in his statement to police, including his claim that he took Joshlin to a supposed sangoma’s house.

The prosecution in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial tried to poke holes in the testimony of one of the accused, Steveno van Rhyn, and pointed out inconsistencies in his evidence that police tortured ...