Gender based violence
Krugersdorp gang rape triggers rape victim: 'I know how it feels'
The women were raped after a gang of armed men believed to be zama zamas accosted them and their film crew, while they were shooting a video at an unused mine...
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'We are not yet where we want to be,' says Ramaphosa on Freedom Day
Ramaphosa delivered the Freedom Day keynote address in Mpumalanga on Wednesday.
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Siphokazi Booi's murder case postponed to April
Sithobele Qebe was arrested in September and appeared in the Magistrates Court on Wednesday. He faces a charge of murder.
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Cellphone records place Pule at Shoba’s home on the evening she died
Warrant officer Andries van Tonder was tasked with collating information from several numbers, which are key to the investigation, including Tshegofatso Pule’s on the day of her disappearance.
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Ramaphosa signs into law 3 anti-GBV bills, bringing more protection to victims
These new changes will - among others - allow victims to make online protection order applications without being present in court.
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Tshegofatso Matibako murder: Police find a protection order against suspect
The identity of the 46-year-old Lesotho national is yet to be confirmed and the police have called on the public to assist in identifying and tracking him down.
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A story of beauty & brutality: #NoExcuse campaign tackles gender-based violence
The campaign, launched on Thursday, saw the unveiling of the Bride Armour gown - a symbolic representation of how a woman going into a marriage needs to protect herself from her intimate partner.
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Hermanus man accused of killing girlfriend with a hammer abandons bail bid
Khanyile Ramba (24) was arrested last month after 23-year-old Sinathi Mgqazana was found dead in an informal settlement in Zwelihle.
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Ramaphosa addresses inaugural Women’s Economic Assembly
Speaking at the launch of the Women's Economic Assembly on 6 October 2021, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the economy needed to be more inclusive of women.
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Western Cape govt promises justice after murder of GBV activist
Jacquelene Mpontsana died after being doused with petrol and set alight during a domestic dispute earlier this week.
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Suspect due in court on Monday for murder of Asiphe Mdodana (21)
Police arrested the suspect on Wednesday, almost a week after 21-year-old Asiphe Mdodana was found dead in the man’s Eastern Cape home.
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Bail denied for man accused of murdering Siphokazi Booi
Sithobele Qebe was arrested earlier this month after a burnt body of a woman was found near a railway line. DNA tests later confirmed it was that of his girlfriend Siphokazi Booi.
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Tshegofatso Pule murder: Alleged mastermind Shoba loses third bail bid
Ntuthuko Shoba is accused of the premeditated murder of Pule, who was eight months pregnant and was found hanging from a tree in June last year.
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DA renews call for transfer of policing powers to provinces
The DA believed allowing provincial governments to have more control over policing management will help to combat gender-based violence and other violent crimes.
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Tshegofatso Pule murder: Ntuthuko Shoba to request bail again
Shoba's previous bail applications failed claiming his alleged accomplice who is currently serving a 20-year jail term has been threatening him from prison.
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Slain Siphokazi Booi’s family starts funeral arrangements
DNA results released on Tuesday confirmed what the 27-year-old woman's family suspected all along, that the body found earlier this month was indeed her.
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Police hunt suspects after Pheliswa Sawutana found murdered in Nyanga
The 32-year-old was found dead in Samora Machel a week ago with injuries to her face.
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George man accused of killing partner’s son (8) due in court on Monday
Imange Jantjies was stabbed to death on Thursday, during an alleged argument between his mother and her boyfriend, who is the suspect.
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EC police urge women to report GBV
The call comes ahead of National Women's Day on Monday and amid several gender-based violence-related incidents in recent weeks.
