Femicide
Eight months pregnant woman found murdered in Delft
The 18-year-old was shot and killed on Saturday night.
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Elliotdale man charged with girlfriend's murder
Police initially investigated a missing persons case in June, but upon further investigation, it was established that the woman was killed.
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EC man sentenced to 20 years for killing his girlfriend during argument
The man stabbed Busisiwe Ngwadla to death during an argument at her East London flat in February 2019.
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WC Safety MEC Fritz visits family of slain Khayelitsha teen
Sinovuyo Magatya's body was found last week in an abandoned shack owned by a man who was known to her family.
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Justice for GBV victims a step closer after National Assembly passes 3 bills
Parties were unanimous in backing the bills on Thursday but also warned that there was no easy fix for the deep-rooted problem of the scourge.
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Dutywa man (22) handed 20-year jail term for murdering ex-girlfriend (19)
Viwe Rulumeni was convicted after pleading guilty to choking and stabbing Asithandile Zozo near her Dutywa home in the Eastern Cape on 17 August.
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Charne Viljoen murder accused abandons bail bid
Owen Steenberg will remain behind bars after opting to not go ahead with his quest for bail.
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Alleged mastermind behind Pule’s murder without a lawyer ahead of trial
His lawyer told the Roodepoort Magistrates Court on Tuesday he is withdrawing from the case.
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Double blow for Ntuthuko Shoba as lawyer quits, prison transfer ordered
As the alleged mastermind behind Tshegofatso Pule's murder, Ntuthuko Shoba, prepares for the beginning of his trial, his lawyer has told the Roodepoort Magistrates Court that he was withdrawing from the case.
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Alleged mastermind behind Tshegofatso Pule’s murder to appear in court
Shoba appeared in court last week where he applied for a transfer to the Krugersdorp police station.
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EC man gets six life sentences for killing girlfriend, 5 children with an axe
Nowa Makula pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend and five children in the Sidabekweni Village last November.
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State to oppose bail for man accused of killing Charne Viljoen
Charne Viljoen had been stabbed several times.
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Case against Lamberts Bay man accused of murdering girlfriend postponed
It's alleged Thomas Vraagom stabbed his girlfriend Toontjies to death during a domestic dispute on Mother’s Day on Sunday.
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Cele: National backlog in DNA forensic testing now at over 208,000
Cele said more than 77,000 gender-based violence and femicide cases were court-ready but awaiting DNA results and had been prioritised, while more than 2,500 have been finalised.
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PMB man sentenced to 25 years behind bars for murdering girlfriend
Sithole was killed in Mandeni and her car was stolen allegedly by the suspect.
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Atlantis community protests outside court after murder of Charne Viljoen
This week, 21-year-old Charne Viljoen was stabbed to death, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend. Police have confirmed a 23-year-old man has been arrested.
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Bontehuewel family wants to know why man accused of killing relative now free
Lauren Dryden was robbed of her cell phone and killed while she was waiting for an e-hailing cab in Epping in November.
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Phone records reveal Tshegofatso Pule didn't trust boyfriend Ntuthuko Shoba
Ntuthuko Shoba is accused of masterminding the murder of pregnant Tshegofatso Pule last year.
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Gender activists question whether harsher punishments will solve GBV problem
A trio of bills before Parliament aim to help bring justice to victims and survivors of gender-based violence and femicide.
