Mar 13 2025 4 mins
Social media influencer, Shakirah Ganief, says Joshlin's mother, Kelly Smith had on two occasions expressed that she never knew she would be famous through her daughter. Ganief has been testifying in the kidnapping trial of seven year old Joshlin Smith which is currently ongoing in Saldanah on the West Coast. Joshlin went missing on the 19th of February last year and has still not been found. Her mother, together with her boyfriend, Jacquen Appolis and Steveno Van Rhyn are on trial facing kidnapping and human trafficking. For the latest from the today's proceedings of the trial, Jon Gericke spoke to SABC reporter, Sagree Chetty