Child rape
Investigation into teen's rape at Stellenbosch Hospital ongoing, say police
The 15-year-old, who was on suicide-watch at Stellenbosch Hospital's psychiatric ward, was sexually assaulted by a fellow male patient last month.
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Investigation launched into teen's rape at Stellenbosch Hospital
The 15-year-old girl had been admitted to the hospital's psychiatric ward. That's where she was raped, allegedly by a fellow patient, earlier this month.
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Two men in Northern Cape arrested for allegedly raping 8-year-old girl
The little girl was playing with friends in the Breipal area last week, when she was grabbed, chased and reportedly sexually assaulted.
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Sentencing expected for Gqeberha man that raped girlfriend’s daughter for years
The 34-year-old man was found guilty by the Port Elizabeth Regional Court this week.
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EC man sentenced to life behind bars for raping stepdaughter (7)
The 28-year-old has been sentenced in the Bisho High Court in the Eastern Cape.
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FS man handed life in prison for raping four-year-old child
She had been playing with other children in the street when Thabo Mokoale sent her to the shop and when she returned, he locked the door to his bedroom and raped her.
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Rape culture in South African schools: where it comes from and how to change it
Public outrage at the onslaught against children has brought renewed attention to young girls’ vulnerability to sexual violence.
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Four charged with rape, murder of 9-year-old Indian girl
The girl was allegedly assaulted by the priest, 53, and three workers on 1 August after she had gone to a crematorium to fetch water.
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Graaff-Reinet police hunting 4 suspects who raped teen girl (14)
I's understood that she was headed home from her older sister's house when she was cornered by four men.
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WMACA: GP teen pregnancy figures mirror rape incidents children subjected to
Organisations against child abuse said that the shocking number of young girls who fell pregnant in Gauteng alone over the past year reflected a devastating reality for children in South Africa.
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Teen pregnancy crisis raises questions around social, justice policies - experts
Recently, the Gauteng Health Department revealed that more than 23,000 girls and teenagers were impregnated between April 2020 and March 2021. From these, 934 babies were delivered by girls between the ages of 10 and 14.
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Police yet to make arrest after pupil allegedly raped at Soshanguve school
The Gauteng Education Department said that the child was attacked in a toilet last week, allegedly by a general assistant at the Khensani Primary School.
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Perpetrator yet to be identified after grade 1 pupil raped at Soshanguve school
It's understood the young girl was attacked while using the bathroom allegedly by a general assistant at the Khensani Primary School last week.
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Lobby group strikes out at convicted child rapist Ninow’s appeal
Nicholas Ninow was sentenced to life in prison after he raped a 7-year-old child in the bathroom of a Dros restaurant in Pretoria.
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Suspected child rapist and murderer arrested two years after alleged crime
Five-year-old Chantelle Makwena was found murdered in August 2019 in Rocklands in the Gqberha area.
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34 women sue Pornhub in sex abuse video, trafficking case
Lawyers representing the 34 plaintiffs accuse the online giant, one of the world's largest adult video websites, of creating a teeming marketplace for child pornography and "every other form" of nonconsensual sexual content and want the company to pay damages.
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EC mom accused of selling daughter, niece for sex to support her drug habit
The woman and two men who allegedly paid for sex with the girls appeared in the Keiskammahoek Magistrates Court on Monday.
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Atlantis father and son nabbed after years of allegedly grooming minors for sex
The information came to light when one of their victims apparently tried to commit suicide.
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NC man (19) hit with 20-year jail term for raping half-sister (7)
He was sentenced in the Carnarvon Regional Court on Wednesday.
