Gender based violence
Man in custody after Wynberg taxi tank shooting
The circumstances surround the incident are still unclear, but it’s understood at least one person was shot and wounded.
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Bheki Cele calls on men to stop brutalising women and children
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.
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Duarte: Mpumalanga ANC ‘insensitive’ for reinstating rape-accused member
ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte told Eyewitness News the PEC should have considered more factors than legal implications when making its decision.
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Mapping the global scourge of gender-based violence
Graphic showing regional WHO estimates on violence against women. November 25 is the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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Committee on gender-based violence launches 16 days of activism campaign
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.
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Frenchman gets 25-year jail term for killing wife, burning body
Jonathann Daval finally confessed to beating his wife to death and burning her body in the woods after initially reporting her missing.
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SA to hold 5 days of mourning for those lost to COVID, gender-based violence
The five days of mourning will run from 25 to 29 November.
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7 life sentences handed to Eastern Cape serial rapist
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.
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TARA PENNY: Why I will scream ‘fire’ when I need help
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”?
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Expresso Show suspends Katlego Maboe over abuse allegations
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.
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Why Cosatu is protesting during COVID-19
Eyewitness News reporter Theto Mahlakoana sat down with Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali ahead of the labour union’s national strike. Here they discuss why Cosatu decided on the protest. #Cosatu #NationalMarch
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Bodies of 2 women with gunshot wounds found in KwaMashu
The grim discovery has taken place less than 24 hours after Police Minister Bheki Cele suggested that policing in the province needed intervention.
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GBV march organisers: President must declare a national crisis
A group of women is gathering in Roodepoort to take a stand against gender-based violence.
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Move One Million protest: Enough is enough
People from across Cape Town braved the cold weather on Saturday to raise awareness around violence against women and children and concerns around corruption.
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Zulu reed dance ceremony to focus on gender-based violence
Umkhosi woMhlanga is held annually in celebration of Zulu maidens and it’s historically been used to promote sexual abstinence by young women to reduce HIV transmission.
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Officers who turn away victims of GBV ‘have no place in SAPS’ – Bheki Cele
Concerns have been raised about officers who turn victims away from police stations, leaving them without assistance.
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TARA PENNY: Imagine if we ACTUALLY helped women?
Imagine a “one-stop shop” for all victims and potential victims of gender-based violence, writes Tara Penny.
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SA must break down ‘boyhood code’ in fight against GBV, say experts
This was one of the issues raised during a webinar commemorating one year since the rape and murder of 19-year-old Uyinene Mrwetyana.
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Gone, not forgotten: SA remembers Uyinene Mrwetyana & reflects on GBV
The University of Cape Town student, aged 19, was raped and murdered at the Post Office in Claremont by a worker, Luyanda Botha.
