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Politics
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Bheki Cele grilled in Parly over latest crime stats
Police committee chairperson Tina Joemat-Pettersson questioned police officials on how they intended fighting gender-based violence.
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Soweto man (30) to appear in court for allegedly strangling girlfriend to death
Yolanda Dlepu's body was discovered in the accused's backroom in Dobsonville in April.
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Campaign raises enough to hire PI to probe Jesse Hess, grandfather's murders
Jesse Hess and her grandfather, Chris Lategan, were murdered in their flat over two weeks ago.
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#AmINext: Ramaphosa to address joint sitting of Parliament on GBV
Ramaphosa called for the joint sitting of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces to focus on the crisis of gender-based violence and femicide.
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Man who murdered Kaithlyn Wilson (5) handed life sentence
The child’s body was found on a farm in the Swartland area just hours after she’d been reported missing in July 2017.
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Stellenbosch woman beaten to death, allegedly by boyfriend
Clarissa Lindoor (27) was murdered on Nietvoorbij Farm over the weekend.
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Ramaphosa proposes 'bold steps' to transform 'deeply patriarchal' SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa said government would transform the justice system to ensure it worked favourably for victims of gender-based violence.
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Ramaphosa calls for joint sitting to find new ways of combatting GBV
National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise and NCOP chairperson Amos Masondo have both received the letter about the sitting, which is scheduled for Wednesday.
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Die Antwoord’s Ninja dismisses sexual assault claims as ‘unsubstantiated’
It's reported Zheani Sparks filed a police report of revenge porn against him, as well as sexual assault in Queensland, alleging Jones sexually assaulted her in South Africa six years ago.
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Memorial & march held but no arrests in Jesse Hess, Nwabisa Mthumeni cases
A group of interfaith leaders and some locals marched through Parow, while a group of youths gathered in Khayelitsha on Sunday for a memorial service for Nwabisa Mthumeni.
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Numsa: Motor sector must provide transport for late-shift workers to fight GBV
Numsa said the union was locked in talks with the motor sector to provide safe transportation for workers so that they can reduce the risk of sexual violence, but the sector was delaying reaching a decision.
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Protesters: 'The money to fight gender-based violence is in Sandton'
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Johannesburg Stock Exchange offices in Sandton to protest against gender-based violence. They said if government could not come up with funding solutions to assist, corporate needed to step in.
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ANALYSIS: What works to stop gender-based violence and what doesn’t
There are a number of effective interventions to prevent gender-based violence among adult women and men at risk of HIV infection. But little is known about the effectiveness of these in young people.
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EC school caretaker accused of child rape due in court
The 27-year-old man was arrested earlier this week after the child’s mother alerted authorities.
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GALLERY: The cost of silence against gender-based violence too expensive
South African women and others on Friday morning gathered near the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under the banner of the #SandtonShutdown to highlight the scourge of gender-based violence.
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#SandtonShutdown: Hundreds begin gathering at JSE in stand against GBV
With cases of women and child abuse in the country on the rise, this prompted calls for the government to declare a state of emergency.
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Madonsela: Gender-based violence must be confronted decisively
Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said citizens must be wary of those who sought to exploit the vulnerabilities of marginalised people to further their selfish desires.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Trust has been broken between the state and citizens
President Ramaphosa has promised that the time is up for rapists and murderers, but cynicism is all that is left, writes Judith February.
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Dros rape trial: Victim's mother recounts incident
The little girl’s mother recounted in court what unfolded on 24 September 2018 when her child was raped.
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CARTOON: Path of Despair
Dr Jack
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3 SABC employees suspended for ‘sabotaging’ Ramaphosa’s address
The clip shows President Cyril Ramaphosa making mistakes and asking to start over in what was thought to be a live broadcast.
