Gender based violence
WC police say alleged CPUT stabber under police guard in hospital
The man, believed to be a student from the University of the Western Cape was arrested on Saturday over the stabbing of a CPUT female student.
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Saartjie Baartman Centre open over festive season for GBV victims
The historical shelter said a spike in gender-based violence (GBV) cases was common over the festive season.
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#MenAreTrash: Powerful online movement or simplistic populist rhetoric?
A number of online movements have gained significant traction in public discourse as a response to the hyper-exposure of male-perpetrated violence.
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ANCWL calls on SA public to stop sharing explicit Zanele Sifuba video
A graphic video of Free State Legislature Speaker Zanele Sifuba was leaked earlier this week after she allegedly refused to pay a blackmailer R300,000.
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Court finds 'Ekurhuleni serial rapist' guilty, case postponed to 8 Dec
He was arrested in March last year after nine years of terrorising women and children in Ekurhuleni.
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Women with albinism 3 times likely to be GBV victims, suggests albinism society
Speaking at the second presidential gender-based violence and femicide summit in Midrand on Wednesday, the albinism society pleaded with the government to prioritise the safety of people living with the condition.
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Man accused of murdering Belhar woman (25) to return to dock in December
Mikhail Pheko appeared in the Bellville Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
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Alleged Ekurhuleni serial rapist admits to 90 counts of rape
Phakathi allegedly terrorised the Ekurhuleni area, raping several women and children in their homes and some while walking in public spaces.
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Mapisa-Nqakula concerned about arrest of women for standing up against abuse
Addressing the second presidential summit in Midrand on Tuesday, Nqakula said it seemed government was avoiding the issue of self defence against GBV.
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Ramaphosa: Government has not given enough urgency to GBVF in SA
The president was delivering the keynote address at the second presidential summit on gender-based violence in Midrand on Tuesday.
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Lamola: Govt formulates bill that could possibly decriminalise sex work
Gender-based violence activists gathered at the second presidential summit on gender-based violence and femicide in Midrand on Tuesday and demanded sex work be decriminalised.
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Nkoana-Mashabane: Govt establishes bill to set up GBVF council by Feb 2023
The Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said the council, which will work with civil society organisations, will ensure a coordinated response to GBVF.
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Nkoana-Mashabane: SAPS to access Home Affairs fingerprint database in GBV fight
Nkoana-Mashabane said this system will help police with identifying alleged perpetrators of crime much quicker.
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Man linked to murder of alleged Johannesburg sex worker abandons bail bid
Sifiso Mkhwanazi made a brief court appearance on Monday.
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Tazne van Wyk murder: Court finds accused guilty
In total, the accused, who's not being named to protect some of his other victims who are minors and relatives, has been convicted on 21 of the 27 charges against him.
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SA has culture of violence that is beyond the wildest belief - Nomdo
The Tazne van Wyk murder trial has highlighted just one of many violent attacks on women and children and the Western Cape Children's Commissioner Christina Nomdo said the scourge had people living in fear.
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Southern Cape SAPS probe circumstances around murder of Mossel Bay woman (27)
A police report said Kirsty James was at work when the suspect entered the premises and stabbed her to death earlier in the week.
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Incomplete post-mortem report delays court case of slain MUT student
Mbatha's body was found with stab wounds at the Ark Royal Residence in Durban in July.
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Durban shooting leaves one resident dead, another in critical condition
It's understood a number of armed suspects forced their way into the home in Waller Crescent, holding up the family of two in the Morningside area on Wednesday night.
