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Justice dept: Societal attitudes towards LGBTQ+ community must change

By Boikhutso Ntsoko

Deputy Minister of Justice John Jeffery hosted a media briefing on 1 July 2021 where he encouraged freedom when it came to sexual orientation and also...

  • Picture: SAPS/facebook.com

    KZN magistrate suspended over lenient sentences for rapists

    Kholeka Bodlani has made headlines in recent months over her handling of rape cases, with critics calling her judgement severely impaired.

    712 days ago
  • Vicki Momberg is sentenced in the Randburg Magistrates Court on 28 March 2018 for her racist rant. Picture: Hitekani Magwedze/EWN

    SAHRC welcomes sentence handed down to Vicki Momberg

    Momberg was caught on camera in 2016 racially abusing police officers who were trying to help her after a smash and grab incident.

    1559 days ago
  • Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development John Jeffrey Picture: GCIS

    Jeffery: Rape cases reported years after crime difficult to prove

    Deputy Justice Minister John Jeffrey’s comments come after former ANC Member of Parliament Jennifer Ferguson’s recent allegations against Safa boss Danny Jordaan.

    1701 days ago
  • Rethabile Mlotshwa sits inside Middleburg Magistrate Court during the appearance of the two men accused of racially abusing him after they attempted to lock him inside a coffin. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Deputy minister: Coffin assault was a hate crime

    The assault involved a black man being forced into a coffin by two white men who threatened to set it alight.

    2055 days ago
  • FILE. Deputy Justice Minister John Jeffrey says the original intention of the bill was not to criminalise hate speech and racist behaviour, but this will have to be revisited in light of recent debates. Picture: Saps

    Govt working on new bill which ensures racists are criminally charged

    The bill could ensure offenders found guilty of hate speech or racist behaviour are criminally charged.

    2366 days ago
  • FILE. The men have joined the Justice Department in a march for no violence against women and children. Picture: GCIS.

    ‘Not in our name,’ Tembisa men march against violence

    The men have joined the Justice Department in a march for no violence against women and children.

    2767 days ago
  • FILE. Deputy Justice Minister John Jeffery. Picture:GCIS.

    33% of child rapes committed by teachers

    John Jeffery says social and legal structures need to work together to make reporting rape easier for victims.

    2897 days ago
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