Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has proven to be a man of his word as he recently announced his decision to officially launch the Joslin Smith Foundation.
The purpose of the organisation is intended to honour the life of the missing girl from Saldanha Bay, a story which has sent shockwaves through the rest of the country, while raising awareness about missing children in South Africa.
On Friday, 2 May Joslin’s mother Kelly Smith, as well as co-accused Jacquin Apollis and Steveno van Rhyn have been found guilty of kidnapping and human trafficking, bringing relief to the hearts of the Saldanha Bay residents, many of whom have helped tirelessly search for the missing girl.
Following, Judge Nathan Erasmus’ ruling, Minister Gayton, who has been heavily involved in the case during it’s earlier days, was critical of Kelly. In a Facebook post he revealed that he knew Kelly had been involved after just five minutes of speaking to her.
Furthermore, he added that the biggest indication of her guilt was when she refused to give her testimony in court.
“There is no mother on earth who gets accused of selling her child and then refuses to tell her side of the story,” he said.
Meanwhile, he believes that their time in jail will allow for much introspection and predicts that the truth will come out.
Joslin Smith Foundation
After promising to launch the foundation in 2024, this has now become a reality as the foundation was officially registered.
“The foundation will donate money next week to secure the schooling of the brother and sister of Joslin. We waited for this case to be finalised. This was never politics for us.”
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