Gender based violence
Bheki Cele concedes police officers aren’t fully equipped to handle GBV
Speaking at the occasion of the handover of 55 BMWs to Saps high patrol unit in Johannesburg, Cele said the cars should also be used to fight GBV.
The Police Minister was on Friday responding to a call by the Economic Freedom Fighters call for his removal following reports that 76% of the country's police stations have not had rape kits since July last year.
Learning how to use a gun has become a means of protection in a country where a woman is murdered every three hours.
Earlier this week, a woman took to Twitter, accusing DJ Fresh and Euphonik of drugging and raping her in 2011.
Patronicia Jordaan is alleged to have been in the company of a dozen men at a known drug den in Helenvale a day after she was reported missing.
As of 11 December, the National Assembly was sitting with 32 bills before it. Among those are new bills submitted to Parliament by Cabinet.
President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the scourge of gender-based violence a second pandemic which the country had to contend with in 2020.
Ramaphosa says the country must reject all forms of chauvinism and patriarchy and men must be involved in this struggle.
President Cyril Ramaphosa virtually delivered a keynote address in celebration of National Day of Reconciliation. From the COVID-19 pandemic, racism to gender-based violence - here are the highlights of his address.
The circumstances surround the incident are still unclear, but it’s understood at least one person was shot and wounded.
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.
ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte told Eyewitness News the PEC should have considered more factors than legal implications when making its decision.
Graphic showing regional WHO estimates on violence against women. November 25 is the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
The inter-ministerial committee on gender-based violence launched the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children in Pretoria on 24 November 2020. Police Minister Bheki Cele and Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu are part of the committee.
Jonathann Daval finally confessed to beating his wife to death and burning her body in the woods after initially reporting her missing.
The five days of mourning will run from 25 to 29 November.
The Bisho High Court found 44-year-old Malibongwe Ncokolo had repeatedly raped girls and women since 2014 until his arrest in June this year.
Why is it that when men are harassing them, women are made to feel uncomfortable and expected to just laugh it off, accepting the age-old notion that “boys will be boys”?
A video taken by Katlego Maboe's partner shows him admitting to cheating on her on one occasion with a woman who apparently works at the insurance company for which he is an ambassador.