Cape Town, South Africa – April 9, 2025 – President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) in Cape Town today. The conference, organized by the South African chapter of the IAWJ, is themed “Resilience: Women in Leadership to End Gender-Based Violence & Femicide.” This significant event underscores the critical role of women in the judiciary and their contribution to combating gender-based violence and femicide.

In other news, court proceedings are ongoing in the Western Cape High Court, sitting in Saldanha Bay, for the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial. The trial continues to draw significant attention, highlighting the severity of human trafficking and kidnapping cases in the region.

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