Domestic violence
George boy (8) stabbed to death, allegedly by his mother's partner
A man has handed himself over to police after Imange Jantjies was allegedly stabbed to death during an argument between his mother and the suspect.
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NSMSA wants to see Parliament passing GBV bills much faster
Parliament is considering three draft laws aimed at strengthening the response to gender-based violence.
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Int Women’s Day should serve as reminder of GBV, inequality: activists
Director of the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Abused Women and Children Bernadine Bachar said equality for women remains a far cry.
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Eerste River family left broken after woman shot dead allegedly by ex-lover
Anna-Marie Steenkamp was shot dead at her home in Electric City on Monday allegedly by her ex-boyfriend.
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Three French police shot dead responding to domestic violence dispute
The man opened fire at two officers who arrived at the house shortly after midnight after being alerted to a reported domestic assault.
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EC mom and her 5 children found dead in Dabekweni home
Neighbours alerted police, which led to the gruesome discovery of the mother and her children, aged between six months and 10.
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Economic empowerment is integral to ending GBV, says Nkoana-Mashabane
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on gender-based violence (GBV) in the country on Tuesday launched the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women in Pretoria.
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New 24-hour GBV hotline to be launched next week to help victims
The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) on Monday said it was high time abused women had a toll-free resource where they could find various services.
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COVID-19 pandemic inflames violence against women
It is not the just the courts that are hobbled by the virus. The closure of businesses and schools, as well as cultural and athletic activities, have deprived victims already weakened by economic insecurity of ways to escape violence.
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Limpopo woman arrested for murder after boyfriend fatally stabbed
It’s understood the suspect used a blunt object to kill the man on Saturday after the pair had an altercation the night before.
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Johnny Depp libel case verdict due in London
Judge Andrew Nicol will deliver his long-awaited verdict at 1000 GMT, after three weeks of rancorous testimony at the High Court in London that included claims of drug abuse and domestic violence.
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MEC Fritz demands answers from SAPS over failed GBV court cases
The MEC on Wednesday held a briefing to flesh out details about cases monitored by his department’s Court Watching Brief Unit between July and September.
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Domestic violence spiked in Zim during two-month lockdown - report
Most of Zimbabwe’s lockdown measures have now been lifted but the scale of what most women and children went through at the hands of those within their households is only now becoming clear.
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Man who killed wife while reporting domestic violence appears in court
The attack occurred at the Madeira Police Station in Mthatha on Monday afternoon.
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'It just got worse': Domestic violence surges under SA lockdown
More than 120,000 victims rang the national helpline for abused women and children in the first three weeks after the lockdown started on 27 March - double the usual volume of calls.
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WC women's shelter sees spike in calls for help from domestic abuse victims
The Western Cape Women's Shelter Movement's Kathy Cronje believes, that initially, anxiety over contracting the virus trumped the fear many women felt at the thought of being stuck inside a house with an abusive partner or family member during the lockdown.
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Police probe murder of officer responding to domestic violence in Paulshof
Authorities say the officer was killed by a medical doctor who is accused of abusing his wife.
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Rihanna, Jack Dorsey's $4.2m donation against domestic violence
The 32-year-old singer and her Clara Lionel Foundation have joined forces with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, 43, to send the huge sum to the Mayor's Fund to 'address a surge in domestic violence' in LA during the coronavirus lockdown.
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Police hunting mastermind behind Wanter Dlamini's rape, murder
South Africans were reacting with horror to the killing of Wanter Dlamini, lamenting what many have said was the evil intent behind her murder.
