SAPS warns public against peddling fake human trafficking stories
(World News South Africa)

Pretoria – The South African Police Service in Gauteng on Wednesday warned against the peddling of fake stories about human trafficking or the kidnapping of women and children. The caution came amid a rise in such reports on social media, with “human trafficking” among the top trends in South Africa. SAPS Gauteng spokeswoman Brigadier Mathapelo Peters said in a statement the “incessant promotion and distribution of such malicious untruths” had continued even after the national police commissioner issued a similar warning against the...