According to the US State Department's 2021 Trafficking Report, South Africa is a hotspot for sex and human trafficking, with girls as young as ten the victims.
According to the report, human traffickers in South Africa exploit both domestic and foreign victims. The South African government is not yet entirely reaching minimal standards for eliminating human trafficking, but is working hard.
Vasti Toms, from eXpose HOPE, was interviewed by Radio Islam International says that many trafficked women in Durban became trapped in a vicious cycle.