COVID-19 quick insights from 7 April
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Cop gets life for teen rape
The officer was found guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl in Vereeniging.
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Child-on-child rape: Boys receive counselling
It emerged yesterday the boys had not been seen by social workers since the alleged incident in Khayelitsha.
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De Lille: 16 days of activism should be year-round campaign
De Lille appealed to various sectors of society to implement action that can effect change in communities.
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Driven to questions of safety
Danielle Bowler says living as a woman is to constantly stay in the matrix of a system of checks and balances.
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Deputy speaker lashes out at MPs
Lechesa Tsenoli lost his temper after shouting erupted during a debate on gender-based violence.
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Hundreds of Reiger Park men gather to tackle gender-based violence
The Reiger Park community has been in the news this year after 2 children were killed in separate incidents.
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Taking responsibility for gender-based violence
Phumlani Pikoli says men need to stop feeling entitled to women's bodies.
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Xingwana: Rape, abuse campaigns working
Minister Lulu Xingwana says campaigns against rape and abuse in SA are helping to break the cycle of silence.
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Baby rape case postponed
It’s emerged the 24-year-old suspect stayed at a mental hospital earlier this year.
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Girl (3) gang-raped by teens
A three-year-old Free State girl left home alone by her mother was gang-raped by three teenage boys.
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Galeshewe rape victim improving
A seven-week-old baby that was allegedly raped by her uncle is recovering well.
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'Murderous' teen to be evaluated
A 13-year-old girl accused of rape and murder will undergo psychological evaluation.
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Suspected rapist expected in court
The suspected rapist of a seven-year-old girl will appear in the George Magistrates Court today.
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SA facing national abuse crisis
An association says with increased gender-based violence, SA faces a national crisis.
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Xingwana lashes out at rapists
The Women, Children’s minister says the fight to stop violence won’t be won while drugs rule society.
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Women in SA 'still not free'
WC Police Commissioner says many women and children are still not free.
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Cops do their part for 16 Days of Activism
SAPS members in the Western Cape went on a door-to-door campaign as part of the campaign.
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Zuma launches 16 Days of Activism
The president has launched the campaign against gender violence.
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'Communities must speak out on violence'
The WC MEC has urged communities to report crimes of abuse against women and children.
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Saartjie Centre applauds 16 Days of Activism
The centre which caters for vulnerable people in the gang-ravaged area is open daily.
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Public urged to report domestic violence
MEC Dan Plato has again urged the public not to turn a blind eye towards gender violence.
