Femicide
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.
The minister was speaking on Wednesday at the Reconciliation Month 2020 dialogue on racism and gender-based violence in Cape Town.
Thursday marks the end of the campaign, but organisations such as Philisa Abafazi Bethu continue to serve communities where there are high levels of violence, drug abuse and gangs.
William Carter (71) appeared in the Muizenberg Magistrates Court on Wednesday where the matter was postponed until 21 December.
Zimbabwean national Nowa Makula (32) made an appearance in the Elliotdale Magistrates Court on Monday.
Dumisani Mkhwanazi was earlier on Friday found guilty of the 19-year-old’s murder as well as on charges of defeating the ends of justice by burying her body.
Nowa Makula (32) appeared briefly in the Elliotdale Magistrates Court on Monday.
Nowa Makula has been charged with six counts of murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder.
Authorities in the Eastern Cape said the swift arrest of an Eastern Cape man accused of killing his family was testament to the police's dedication to fight gender-based violence.
This comes at a time when the country observes 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children.
Detectives believe that the man was planning to skip the country to Zimbabwe.
Police acted on a tip-off that the alleged killer was hiding in a flat, belonging to a relative.
A 42-year-old mother and her five children - aged six months to 10-years-old - were killed at the Dabekweni Locality, in Kwaaiman on Tuesday.
Deputy President David Mabuza answered questions in the National Assembly on 26 November 2020. Among some of the questions answered, Mabuza tackled struggling SOEs and gender-based violence.
Police handcuffed the man in Morokweng Village on Wednesday in connection with the 73-year-old woman's murder.
Their bodies were found on Tuesday night. Detectives found an axe at the scene, believed to be the murder weapon.
Neighbours alerted police, which led to the gruesome discovery of the mother and her children, aged between six months and 10.
The president was speaking on Wednesday at the presidential dialogue on gender-based violence and femicide to mark the start of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign.
Ramaphosa was speaking at the presidential dialogue on gender-based violence and femicide which marks the start of the 16 days of activism campaign.